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New dating of Spain's Sala Keimada rock art sanctuary reveals thousands of years of continuous use

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What to know about New dating of Spain's Sala Keimada rock art sanctuary reveals thousands of years of continuous use

Researchers from CENIEH and the Royal Burgos Academy of History and Fine Arts have published a study on the Sala Keimada rock art sanctuary in Spain. The findings indicate the site was used continuously from approximately 13,500 years ago until just before the Roman conquest, featuring various engravings and ritual deposits.

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New dating of Spain's Sala Keimada rock art sanctuary reveals thousands of years of continuous use Gaby Clark Scientific Editor Robert Egan Associate Editor The Centro Nacional de Investigación sobre la Evolución Humana (CENIEH) has participated in a study…

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Led by Ana Isabel Ortega Martínez, from the Royal Burgos Academy of History and Fine Arts—Fernán González Institution, the study presents 18 previously unpublished dates indicating that the chamber remained in use from around 13,500 years ago to more than…

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The site, discovered in 1976 by the Edelweiss Speleological Group, was mentioned in several popular publications in 1986 and 2013.

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Researchers from CENIEH and the Royal Burgos Academy of History and Fine Arts have published a study on the Sala Keimada rock art sanctuary in Spain. The findings indicate the site was used continuously from approximately 13,500 years ago until just before the Roman conquest, featuring various engravings and ritual deposits.

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Claim 1: “Led by Ana Isabel Ortega Martínez, from the Royal Burgos Academy of History and Fine Arts—Fernán González Institution, the study presents 18 previously unpublished dates”
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The Phys.org result mentions Ana Isabel Ortega Martínez from the Royal Burgos Academy, but the Wikipedia results provided are generic definitions of 'Study' or unrelated people and do not provide corroboration for the 18 unpublished dates.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Blanche of Portugal (25 February 1259 in Santarém, – 17 April 1321 in Burgos; Branca Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈbɾɐ̃kɐ] in Portuguese and Blanca in Spanish), was an infanta and nun, the firstborn ch…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blanche_of_Portugal_(1259–1321…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This list of Complutense University of Madrid alumni includes notable graduates of Complutense University of Madrid
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Complutense_University…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Sima de los Huesos hominins are a 430,000-year-old population of pre-Neanderthals from the archeological site of Atapuerca, Spain. They are in the "Neanderthal clade", but fall outside Homo neande…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sima_de_los_Huesos_hominins
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Claim 2: “Sala Keimada [is] one of the rock art sanctuaries in Cueva Palomera, the main cave of the Ojo Guareña Karst Complex (Merindad de Sotoscueva, Burgos, Spain)”
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Multiple independent web sources confirm that Sala Keimada is a sanctuary in Cueva Palomera within the Ojo Guareña Karst Complex in Burgos, Spain.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Ojo Guareña Karst System is one of the longest caves in Europe (112 km) · Cueva Palomera shows evidence of human occupation since the Middle Paleolithic.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S23524…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 9, 2026 ... ... cave of the Ojo Guareña Karst Complex (Merindad de Sotoscueva, Burgos, Spain). Led by Ana Isabel Ortega Martínez, from the Royal Burgos ...
https://phys.org/news/2026-06-dating-spain-sala-keimada-art.…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 9, 2026 ... New radiocarbon dates from Sala Keimada, a hard-to-reach chamber of Cueva Palomera in the province of Burgos, northern Spain, suggest that ...
https://www.sci.news/archaeology/sala-keimada-14831.html
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Claim 3: “Ana Isabel Ortega-Martínez et al, Sala Keimada: another Palaeolithic sanctuary in Cueva Palomera at Ojo Guareña (Burgos, Spain), Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports (2026). DOI: 10.1016/j.jasrep.2026.105818”
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Claim 4: “the chamber remained in use from around 13,500 years ago to more than 2,000 years ago”
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The specific timeframe (13,500 to 2,000 years ago) is mentioned in the Phys.org source, but other results are irrelevant (employee benefits).
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 9, 2026 ... ... the chamber remained in use from around 13,500 years ago to more than 2,000 years ago. The site, discovered in 1976 by the Edelweiss ...
https://phys.org/news/2026-06-dating-spain-sala-keimada-art.…
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Claim 5: “a complex structure built from two large limestone slabs placed upright and supported against one another, reinforced by smaller stones”
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No evidence was provided in the search results that describes the physical structure of limestone slabs in Sala Keimada.
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Claim 6: “A zoomorphic head engraving associated with a black outline has been dated to around 7,500 years ago, during the Early Neolithic”
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The dating of the zoomorphic head to 7,500 years ago is mentioned in the Phys.org source. Other results are irrelevant (Fortnite XP).
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web search NEUTRAL — A zoomorphic head engraving associated with a black outline has been dated to around 7,500 years ago, during the Early Neolithic. Pits excavated with wooden sticks preserve wood remains dated between …
https://phys.org/news/2026-06-dating-spain-sala-keimada-art.…
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web search NEUTRAL — After the publication of radiocarbon dates for Sala Cartón and the Sala de las Pinturas, and for the area of the Sala and Galería de las Huellas (Ortega et al., 2020, 2021a, 2021b), the present articl…
https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5732145
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Claim 7: “The study also documents the remains of a young domestic pig, approximately 3 months old, deposited in one of the small natural calcite pools”
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Claim 8: “Pits excavated with wooden sticks preserve wood remains dated between the Neolithic and the Bronze Age”
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The detail about pits with wooden sticks dating from Neolithic to Bronze Age is found in the Phys.org source; other results discuss different sites (Durrington Walls).
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web search NEUTRAL — Pits excavated with wooden sticks preserve wood remains dated between the Neolithic and the Bronze Age, while the only clearly identified hearth dates to the Chalcolithic.
https://phys.org/news/2026-06-dating-spain-sala-keimada-art.…
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web search NEUTRAL — The houses from the Late Neolithic/Early Bronze Age are mainly dated on a typological basis, or by objects with a very broad date range, and are buildings with rounded end walls and parallel long wall…
https://www.academia.edu/40820995/Houses_for_the_Living_Two_…
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web search NEUTRAL — While the first layers were created rapidly during the Late Neolithic, it appears that the pits may have then remained largely open for a number of centuries, with subsequent periods of infilling not …
https://the-past.com/news/possibility-of-pits-at-durrington-…
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Claim 9: “the only clearly identified hearth dates to the Chalcolithic”
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Although the 'Evidence for claim 8' section says 'No evidence found', the evidence provided for claim 7 actually contains the text: 'while the only clearly identified hearth dates to the Chalcolithic'. This confirms the claim via the Phys.org source.
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Claim 10: “The site, discovered in 1976 by the Edelweiss Speleological Group, was mentioned in several popular publications in 1986 and 2013”
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The discovery in 1976 by the Edelweiss Speleological Group is mentioned in the Phys.org source; other search results provided are generic (World News, etc.) and do not corroborate.
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web search NEUTRAL — In various contexts, the term "world" takes a more restricted meaning associated, for example, with the Earth and all life on it, with humanity as a whole, or with an international or intercontinental…
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web search NEUTRAL — View CNN world news today for international news and videos from Europe, Asia, Africa, the Middle East and the Americas.
https://www.cnn.com/world
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Claim 11: “The main slab, measuring 1.5 meters (5 feet) in length, has a carefully shaped upper edge that creates a pointed profile”
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Claim 12: “The date obtained for these remains corresponds to the period immediately preceding the Roman conquest of the region following the Cantabrian Wars”
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Claim 13: “The Centro Nacional de Investigación sobre la Evolución Humana (CENIEH) has participated in a study published in the Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports on Sala Keimada”
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The claim is explicitly stated in one web search result (Phys.org/Science news summary), but other search results for the same query are irrelevant (Clinical Psychological Science, etc.). Only one distinct reporting source confirms this specific participation.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Centro Nacional de Investigación sobre la Evolución Humana (CENIEH) has participated in a study published in the Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports on Sala Keimada, one of the rock art san…
https://phys.org/news/2026-06-dating-spain-sala-keimada-art.…
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web search NEUTRAL — 2017 study published in the journal Clinical Psychological Science.
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/216770261772337…
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web search NEUTRAL — archaeological and palaeontological evidence on Africa’s doorstep suggests.
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aap8369
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Claim 14: “The main panel of black geometric motifs... has been dated to around 13,500 years ago, at the end of the Upper Paleolithic”
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The dating of the black geometric motifs to 13,500 years ago is explicitly stated in the Phys.org source, but not corroborated by the other provided results.
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web search NEUTRAL — The main panel of black geometric motifs, closely resembling the triangular figures in Sala de las Pinturas, has been dated to around 13,500 years ago, at the end of the Upper Paleolithic.
https://phys.org/news/2026-06-dating-spain-sala-keimada-art.…
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web search NEUTRAL — After the publication of radiocarbon dates for Sala Cartón and the Sala de las Pinturas, and for the area of the Sala and Galería de las Huellas (Ortega et al., 2020, 2021a, 2021b), the present articl…
https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5732145
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