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View of the four main caves constituting the Gorham’s Cave Complex from the sea. Left to right: Bennett’s, Gorham’s, Vanguard, Hyaena.

Cultural · 2016

Gorham's Cave Complex

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Clive Finlayson, Gibraltar Museum · Clive Finlayson, Gibraltar Museum
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Gorham's Cave Complex skrevs in på UNESCO:s världsarvslista 2016 som kulturarv i United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Platsen hör till regionen Europe and North America.

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UNESCOThe steep limestone cliffs on the eastern side of the Rock of Gibraltar contain four caves with archaeological and paleontological deposits that provide evidence of Neanderthal occupation over a span of more than 100,000 years. This exceptional testimony to the cultural traditions of the Neanderthals is seen notably in evidence of the hunting of birds and marine animals for food, the use of feathers for ornamentation and the presence of abstract rock engravings. Scientific research on these sites has already contributed substantially to debates about Neanderthal and human evolution.

LANDUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
TYPkulturarv
INSKRIVET2016
REGIONEurope and North America