Furninha Explained

Furninha
Native Name:Gruta da Furninha
Alternate Name:Dominique's cave
Map Type:Portugal
Map Alt:Location in Portugal
Map Size:250px
Relief:yes
Coordinates:39.3558°N -9.4011°W

Furninha, also known as Dominique's cave, is a natural cave on the southern slope of the Peniche peninsula in Portugal. The cave is situated on the cliffs between the Peniche Fortress and the Cape Carvoeiro.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] The cave is located furthest west of any Neanderthal site. Neanderthals became extinct over 40,000 years ago.[6] [7] [8] The cave was also inhabited by modern humans during the Neolithic.[9] [10] [11]

History

Furninha was explored by Nery Delgado at the end of the 19th century.[12] [13] Delgado demonstrated the caves' history of habitation by Neanderthals.[14] Delgado's excavation revealed the existence of animal occupation during the Lower Paleolithic, Neanderthal presence during the Middle Paleolithic, and the presence of Homo sapiens at the end of Chalcolithic.[15] [16] Delgado also reports the practice of anthropophagy by the Neanderthals of Furninha who, despite the proximity of the sea, were mainly hunters.[17] [18] The collection of remains gathered by Delgado was deposited in a Lisbon museum.[19]

Observation of a number of photographs from Furninha reveals the existence of a thin film of flora. This flora is believed to be in close relation with fungi, and displays intense colors of green, yellow and red zones.[20] [21]

The walls of the cave are covered with nutrients generated by the mixing of rain waters dropping through the vent of the vault with droplets of seawater entering the cave.[22]

In popular culture

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Peniche Fortress. www.cm-peniche.pt. 2017-11-01. 2017-11-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20171107015010/http://www.cm-peniche.pt/museufortaleza. dead.
  2. https://ejecsite.files.wordpress.com/2016/12/2-2e.pdf THE EVOLUTION OF THE COASTLINE AT PENICHE AND THE BERLENGAS ISLANDS (PORTUGAL) - STATE OF THE ART
  3. Web site: Peniche, Portugal's geological paradise! • Centro de Portugal. TCP/ARPT Centro de. Portugal. 2017-11-01. 2019-11-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20191108030607/http://www.centerofportugal.com/peniche-portugals-geological-paradise/. dead.
  4. Web site: Furninha´s cave - Peniche guide. 9 January 2016. 1 November 2017. 7 November 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171107002343/http://penicheguide.com/listings/furninhas-cave/. dead.
  5. Web site: Gruta da Furninha. The Megalithic Portal and Megalith. Map. The Megalithic Portal.
  6. http://www.arkeotic.uab.es/sites/default/files/CG_2010.pdf The Middle-to-Upper Palaeolithic transition in Cova Gran (Catalunya, Spain) and the extinction of Neanderthals in the Iberian Peninsula
  7. http://www.oxfordhandbooks.com/view/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199551224.001.0001/oxfordhb-9780199551224-e-054 The Neanderthals: Evolution, Palaeoecology, and Extinction
  8. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/02/150205083518.htm Neanderthals disappeared from the Iberian Peninsula before than from the rest of Europe
  9. M. Kunst, in: M. Blech - M. Koch - M. Kunst, Denkmäler der Frühzeit, Hispania Antiqua (2001) 475 f. Ill. 205 a-d Pl. Farbtaf. 12 a. b.
  10. http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=30765 Gruta da Furninha
  11. Carlos Pimenta, Silvério Figueiredo and Marta Moreno, (pt) Pinguinus impennis (download pt) – read Abstract and see Pinguin and egg (great auk) found in Furninha, destroyed by fire: Pinguin and egg – photograph of a pre-historical emperor penguin found in Furninha by Delgado. This piece was destroyed by a fire in the Bocage Museum (Setúbal)
  12. J. E. Nery Delgado, La grotte de Furninha à Peniche, in: Congrès International d'Anthropologie et d'Archéologie Préhistorique, Compte Rendu de la 9ème Session à Lisbonne 1880 (1884); Read full text in French
  13. http://www.cm-peniche.pt/Patrimony--Archaeology--Furninha-Cave Nery Delgado
  14. http://www.patrimoniocultural.gov.pt/media/uploads/revistaportuguesadearqueologia/11.2/17_18/18_p.361-370.pdf Revista Portuguesa de Arqueologia
  15. http://www.journaltaphonomy.com/JT-articles/2012/issue3-4/15_Brugal%20et%20al_PRINT.pdf The Complex Carnivore Rich Assemblages from Furninha (Peniche, Portugal): a Multidisciplinary Approach
  16. The Complex Carnivore-rich Assemblages from Furninha (Peniche, Portugal): a Multidisciplinary Approach. Journal of Taphonomy.
  17. http://www.bris.ac.uk/archanth/staff/zilhao/goldenage2000.pdf Hunters of the Golden Age
  18. Web site: João Zilhão - Google Scholar Citations. scholar.google.com.
  19. http://www.lneg.pt/MuseuGeologico/ Museu Geológico
  20. http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-JRy8r0hsJAU/TZOUPtJ82hI/AAAAAAAAE-8/GQZQGggJ_KE/s400/DSC_0484.jpg Picture of an unidentified plant
  21. Web site: What Plants Can Live in Caves?. Caveslime.
  22. The film Arribas highlights the colors of the interior of the cave, the surprising harmony of its natural architecture and enacts aspects of the daily life of Neanderthals in a sequence of about three minutes
  23. (pt) Lenda dos Passos de Dona Leonor (The Legend of Dona Leonor's steps)

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