Abrigo de la Quebrada

The Abrigo de la Quebrada is an archaeological site in the municipality of Chelva, in the Spanish Province of Valencia, ca.

[1] Because of the lack of direct sunshine and its exposure, the site was occupied only from June to October, according to Phytoliths and other evidence, including the reuse and resharpening of stone tools.

[2] The area is bordered by two rivers, the Rio Tuejar and the Turia, and two mountain formations, the Sierra de Javalambre (part of the Sistema Ibérico) and the Serra d’Utiel.

The site's location, at the entrance of a valley with a dead end, allowed for hunting and trapping large herbivores.

[1] Flint tools found at the site give evidence of extensive traffic of Neanderthal populations in the area.