Table 1.
All dated Acheulean sites in Europe ranked from the earliest to most recent
| Rank | European Acheulean site |
Central date | Rank | European Acheulean site |
Central date | Rank | European Acheulean site |
Central date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barranc de la Boella (Spain) | 885,000 | 28 | Beeches Pit (UK) | 414,000 | 55 | Torre in Pietra (Italy) | 350,000 |
| 2 | Cueva Negra (Spain) | 850,000 | 29 | Castle di Guido (Italy) | 412,000 | 56 | Vale do Forno (Portugal) | 330,000 |
| 3 | la Noira (France) | 690,000 | 30 | Elveden (UK) | 411,000 | 57 | Soucy (France) | 320,000 |
| 4 | Moulin Quignon (France) | 660,000 | 31 | Hitchin (UK) | 411,000 | 58 | Rodafnidia (Greece) | 320,000 |
| 5 | Notarchirico (Italy) | 640,000 | 32 | Hoxne (UK) | 410,000 | 59 | Stoke Newington (UK) | 318,500 |
| 6 | Rampart Field (UK) | 592,000 | 33 | La Celle (France) | 405,500 | 60 | Wolvercote (UK) | 318,500 |
| 7 | Farnham Terrace A (UK) | 592,000 | 34 | East Burnham (UK) | 405,000 | 61 | Dovercourt (UK) | 318,500 |
| 8 | Brandon Fields (UK) | 592,000 | 35 | Barnfield Pit (UK) | 403,500 | 62 | Broom (UK) | 303,000 |
| 9 | Carrière Carpentier (France) | 592,000 | 36 | Barnham (UK) | 400,500 | 63 | Cagny–l’Epinette (France) | 296,000 |
| 10 | Maidscross Hill (UK) | 580,000 | 37 | Menez–Dregan 1 (France) | 400,000 | 64 | Cien Fanegas (Spain) | 292,000 |
| 11 | Loreto (Italy) | 555,000 | 38 | Cagny–la–Garenne (France) | 400,000 | 65 | Plachy–Buyon (France) | 290,000 |
| 12 | Valle Giumentina (Italy) | 531,000 | 39 | Londigny (France) | 400,000 | 66 | El Sotillo (Spain) | 280,500 |
| 13 | Abbeville (France) | 525,000 | 40 | Caune de l’Arago (France) | 400,000 | 67 | Revelles (France) | 278,000 |
| 14 | Old Park (UK) | 505,500 | 41 | Atapuerca Galería–GIIa (Spain) | 400,000 | 68 | Cueva del Ángel (Spain) | 266,500 |
| 15 | Highland’s Farm (UK) | 505,500 | 42 | Atapuerca Gran Dolina (Spain) | 400,000 | 69 | Orgnac 3 (France) | 265,000 |
| 16 | Brooksby (UK) | 505,500 | 43 | Gruta da Aroeira (Portugal) | 400,000 | 70 | Valdocarros (Spain) | 258,000 |
| 17 | Kent’s Cavern (UK) | 505,500 | 44 | Foxhall Road (UK) | 399,000 | 71 | Atapuerca Galería–GIIb (Spain) | 253,000 |
| 18 | Waverley Wood (UK) | 505,000 | 45 | Terra Amata (France) | 399,000 | 72 | Pinedo (Spain) | 253,000 |
| 19 | Warren Hill (UK) | 501,000 | 46 | Malagrotta (Italy) | 399,000 | 73 | Harnham (UK) | 250,000 |
| 20 | Boxgrove (UK) | 501,000 | 47 | Lademagne (Italy) | 397,000 | 74 | Vale do Forno (Portugal) | 240,000 |
| 21 | Happisburgh Site 1 (UK) | 501,000 | 48 | Solana del Zamborino (Spain) | 390,000 | 75 | Barbas 1 (France) | 239,000 |
| 22 | High Lodge (UK) | 492,000 | 49 | Isoletta (Italy) | 388,500 | 76 | Cuxton (UK) | 230,000 |
| 23 | Aldène Cave (France) | 478,000 | 50 | St Pierre–les–Elbeuf (France) | 385,000 | 77 | Prince Cave (Italy) | 230,000 |
| 24 | Fontana Ranuccio (Italy) | 458,000 | 51 | La Cansaladeta (Spain) | 385,000 | 78 | Tera River (Spain) | 220,000 |
| 25 | Grande Vallée (France) | 450,000 | 52 | Aridos 2 (Spain) | 381,500 | 79 | Porto Maior (Spain) | 211,000 |
| 26 | la Noira (France) | 449,000 | 53 | Ambrona (Spain) | 375,000 | 80 | Gentelles (France) | 199,000 |
| 27 | Atapuerca Sima de los Huesos (Spain) | 427,000 | 54 | Soucy (France) | 356,000 | 81 | Lazaret Cave (France) | 165,000 |
| 82 | Arbo (Spain) | 160,500 | ||||||
Note: The full database of retrieved information for each site is available in Supplementary material S1. This includes citations to the relevant articles from which data were retrieved. Dates are in years before present.