Es Skhul
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Es Skhul (meaning kids) is a cave site situated c. 20 kilometers south of the city of Haifa, Israel, and c. 3 kilometers from the Mediterranean Sea. The prehistoric site, was first excavated by Dorothy Garrod in the summer of 1928. The excavations revealed the first evidence of the late Epipalaeolithic Natufian culture, characterised by the presence of abundant microliths, human burials and ground stone tools. Skhul also represents one area where Neanderthals - present in the region from 200,000 - 45,000 years ago - lived alongside these humans dating to 100,000 years ago.[1] The cave also has Middle Palaeolithic layers.
[edit] See also
- List of fossil sites (with link directory)
- List of hominina (hominid) fossils (with images)
[edit] References
- ^ Olson, S. Mapping Human History. Houghton Mifflin, New York (2003). p.74-75.
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Coordinates: 32°37′33.11″N 34°57′30.67″E / 32.6258639°N 34.9585194°E
