HaYonim Cave
Israel /
Hazafon /
Shaab /
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/ Israel
/ Hazafon
/ Shaab
World / Israel
cave / caves, archaeological site, fossil site
Situated in a limestone bluff in the upper Galilee, HaYonim Cave was used as a living space on and off between 250,000 and 12,000 years ago. Excavations have turned up blades, cooking hearths, finished floors and graves.
“This is a good example of a prehistoric natural cave. Such caves could be associated with two types of humans that coexisted in the last Ice Age – Homo sapiens and Neanderthals,” explains Frumkin. “In the Natufian period about 11,000 years ago, people started building small houses, and there are such structures inside the entrance of the cave.”
Visitors can explore part of the cave for free. The archeological excavation area is blocked off
“This is a good example of a prehistoric natural cave. Such caves could be associated with two types of humans that coexisted in the last Ice Age – Homo sapiens and Neanderthals,” explains Frumkin. “In the Natufian period about 11,000 years ago, people started building small houses, and there are such structures inside the entrance of the cave.”
Visitors can explore part of the cave for free. The archeological excavation area is blocked off
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HaYonim_Cave
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Coordinates: 32°55'24"N 35°13'1"E
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