Los rasgos y procesos kársticos de la cueva Askondo (Mañaria, Bizkaia)

  1. Iriarte Avilés, Eneko
  2. Santos Ureta, Elena
  3. González García, Jorge
Zeitschrift:
Kobie .Bizkaiko Arkeologi Indusketak = Excavaciones Arqueológicas en Bizkaia

ISSN: 2341-3689

Datum der Publikation: 2012

Titel der Ausgabe: La cueva de Askondo (Mañaria): arte parietal y ocupación humana durante la Prehistoria

Nummer: 2

Seiten: 13-22

Art: Artikel

Andere Publikationen in: Kobie .Bizkaiko Arkeologi Indusketak = Excavaciones Arqueológicas en Bizkaia

Zusammenfassung

The Askondo Cave is developed in Cretaceous recifal limestones of the Mañaria valley and it is part of the Aramotz hydrogeological unit karst system. The rectilinear geometry and the karstic features of the cave show a strong structural control on the phreatic and vadose phases of the karstification process. The endokarstic sedimentary sequence encloses archaeological levels and complementary paleoenvironmental data. A 7 metre-long core shows an alternance of detritic fluvial and chemical, speleothem, sediments that reflect cyclical hydrological variations affecting the cave that complete and contextualize the archaeological finds.