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The Asturian culture is an Epipalaeolithic or Mesolithic archaeological culture identified by a single form of artefact: the Asturian pick-axe, and found only in coastal locations of Iberia, [1] especially in Eastern Asturias and Western Cantabria.
From Catalina de Lancaster -first princess of Asturias- to Dª Letizia - first princess of Asturias born in Oviedo/Uviéu and the first Asturian queen of Spain- more than six centuries of history have passed, and Asturias remains equally pure, natural, fascinating.
An original culture emerged during the Mesolithic, the Asturian, typical of eastern Asturias and western Cantabria. These settlements could be found in the entrance of caves close to the sea or under shelters, generally near the coast, although they were also found in inland Cantabrian mountains. [1] Neolithic.
The Asturian was identified as a distinct culture after excavations by Vega del Sella at the cave of El Penicial in Asturias in Spain in 1914. It was a highly localised culture, specifically in the central part of the Bay of Biscay's southern coast, while the former Azilian had encompassed a greater area of the same coastline.
Asturians (Asturian: asturianos) are a Romance [4] ethnic group native to the autonomous community of Asturias, in the North-West of the Iberian Peninsula. Culture and society. Heritage. The Asturians have Visigothic, Latin and Celtiberian (Astures) cultural origins most notably found in the Asturian language.
Culture in Asturias boasts a remarkable UNESCO World Heritage site, particularly linked to its prehistory and medieval era, during which this land was a prominent Kingdom where the Camino de Santiago originated.
The first book published in the Asturian language is from the 19th century: Colección de poesías en dialecto asturiano [Collection of poems in Asturian dialect], a 1839 poetry anthology compiled by Xosé Caveda y Nava. Enriqueta González Rubín is the first known Asturian novelist.
