Terra Amata
Open-air site on Mount Boron in Nice, famous for a claim of huts with central hearths. The fire traces are credible; the hut structures are disputed.
Dated events and their evidence
- about 422,000 years ago disputed
Fire evidence considered credible, but its exact age is disputed across MIS 11 to MIS 9 source - about 378,000 years ago disputed
Claimed windbreak and hut structures with central hearths; others argue the stone arrangements are natural stream deposits source
Where
43.6978° N, 7.2894° E
Sources
- https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3069174/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terra_Amata_(archaeological_site)
Each event carries Aion's own evidence grade (mainstream, disputed or speculative). This page repeats what the globe shows for this place.