Escoural Cave Skull, Portugal

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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

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Journal / source
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Publication date
24 July 2026
Language
EN
Document type
Dataset