Site TypecaveDescriptionA middle Acheulean site is located on the eastern most end of Sidi Abderrahmane - Cunette, just outside of the city of Casablanca. The Acheulean Stage V material from Grotte des Ours makes up 50% of the recovered material. Bone tools have also been recovered from this stage at this site. Recovered faunal material comes from Ursus, Gazella and Redunca. The site is of karstic origin.
Site Name
Grotte des Ours
Site Type
cave
Description
A middle Acheulean site is located on the eastern most end of Sidi Abderrahmane - Cunette, just outside of the city of Casablanca. The Acheulean Stage V material from Grotte des Ours makes up 50% of the recovered…
A middle Acheulean site is located on the eastern most end of Sidi Abderrahmane - Cunette, just outside of the city of Casablanca. The Acheulean Stage V material from Grotte des Ours makes up 50% of the recovered material. Bone tools have also been recovered from this stage at this site. Recovered faunal material comes from Ursus, Gazella and Redunca. The site is of karstic origin.
Citation
Page Citation for Grotte des Ours
Page Citation
"Site Details - Grotte des Ours, Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/7-86/17-1389. Accessed 10 May. 2025.
Publications
AuthorRaynal, Jean-Paul, Lionel Magoga, Fatima-Zohra Sbihi-Alaloui and Deni Geraads
TitleThe earliest occupation of Atlantic Morocco: the Casablanca evidence
Publication Date1995
Series TitleThe Earliest Occupation of Europe: Proceedings of the European Science Foundation Workshop
Pages255-262
AuthorCamps, Gabriel
TitleLes Civilisations Préhistoriques de l'Afrique du nord et du Sahara
Publication Date1974
AuthorBiberson, P.
TitleLe gisement de l'Atlanthrope de Sidi Abderrahmane