Escoural Cave Skull, Portugal
Abstract
Half a skull from the Neolithic Necropolis of Escoural Cave, one of the most iconic monuments of the of Montemor-o-Novo's region, in Portugal, being widely recognized for the presence of Paleolithic rock art (paintings and engravings). The burials in this necropolis were covered by a mantle of calcite that can still be seen in part of this skull. The burials were accompanied by votive ceramics pieces. This piece is currently on display at the Museum of S. Domingos, in Montemor-o-Novo. Photos from Canon 5D Mk IV. Completely processed (aligned, scaled, meshed, cleaned, simplified, unwrapped, textured,) in Reality Capture. Source: Objaverse 1.0 / Sketchfab
Fields of Study & Subjects
Bone Tumor Diagnosis and Treatments
Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology
Karst Systems and Hydrogeology
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
- Publication date
- 24 July 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Dataset