Ancient relics: Cau del Duc d’Ullà, Spain

The Cau del Duc d’Ullà is an archaeological site in Ullà, Baix Empordà, included in the Inventary of the Archeological and Paleontological Heritage of Catalonia. It is located on the southern slope of Mount Ullà in the Montgrí massif. The site was first mentioned in 1922 by Matías Pallarés and a young Pericot, who were studying the area alongside the Cau del Duc del Montgrí and the Tossal Gros. Systematic excavation began in winter 1974 and continued until 1977 under the initiative of villagers of Torroella, grouped under the Center of Montgrí Studies (precursor of the Museum of the Mediterranean), students of the Guillem de Montgrí College, and members of the Archeological Association of Girona (Enric Jiménez, Josep Canal, Eudald Carbonell, and Estévez Foscalera).

Josep Pascual made a topography of the cave in May 1977. The cave contains remains of various animals, including rabbits, goats, roe deer, deer, horses, ibex, bears, foxes, lynxes, and bison. The stone artifacts are mainly made of quartz, but also include porfir, quartzite, limestone, and cornubianite. The two periods of non-continuous occupation are attributed to the Würm and the Riss.

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