Figure 5 key. Sima de las Palomas: horizontal plan.

A  upper most entrance to the shaft 18m above the main chamber floor
B  high entrance 12m above the main chamber floor
TS  terminal shaft, reached by descending natural passage
 (depth shown in metres below foot of scaffolding on main chamber floor)
areas under excavation Uupper cutting
Llower cutting
 cave wall at floor level
 high entrances
 terminal shaft
 scaffolding tower, built up in offset stages
 stalactites
 breccia around uppermost entrance