Alkerdi 2 (Urdazubi-Urdax, Navarra)

In 2016, within the project of Caracterización del macizo y sistema kárstico de Alkerdi, de la cueva de Alkerdi y de su entorno de protección, the archaeological exploration of the Alkerdi 2 cave was carried out, whose access was protected by a grille.
The archaeological nature of the cavern had previously been pointed summarily as a sepulchral site.

The coordinated work between the speleologists of the Satorrak group and the archaeologists (J. Tapia and D. Garate) have allowed to identify a set of paleolithic rock art associated with a series of surface archaeological evidences (mainly lithic tools and remains of combustion). The style of the engraved animal, as well as the radiocarbon dating mades, points towards a Gravetian attribution (circa 28,000-20,000 BP years) for the human presence inside the cavern. This is the second cave decorated during the Paleolithic in Navarra (the first, Alkerdi, has been known since 1930) and is possibly the oldest artistic exhibition in the entire Foral Community.