🇮🇱 Israel · Cave
Sefunim Cave
Upper Palaeolithic to Natufian (c.35,000–11,000 BP) · Levantine Aurignacian/Ahmarian → Kebaran → Natufian
North Carmel cave (c.35–11 ka, Kebaran–Natufian microliths, Ronen excavations) near Nahal Sefunim.
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🇮🇱 Israel · Cave
Upper Palaeolithic to Natufian (c.35,000–11,000 BP) · Levantine Aurignacian/Ahmarian → Kebaran → Natufian
North Carmel cave (c.35–11 ka, Kebaran–Natufian microliths, Ronen excavations) near Nahal Sefunim.
🇮🇱 Israel · Cave
Lower to Middle Palaeolithic (c.500,000–40,000 BP) · Acheuleo-Yabrudian → Mousterian (Neanderthal)
Mount Carmel UNESCO cave (500–40 ka, 25 m sequence, Neanderthal Yabrudian–Mousterian, Garrod/Jelinek).
🇮🇱 Israel · Ancient city
Middle Palaeolithic to Natufian (c.200 ka–9600 BCE) · Mousterian → Aurignacian → Natufian
Karst cave at the mouth of Nahal Me’arot, type site of the Natufian culture (excavated Dorothy Garrod 1929–1934). 4 m st...
🇮🇱 Israel · Ancient city
Middle Palaeolithic to Chalcolithic (c.250 ka–3500 BCE) · Mousterian → Aurignacian → Kebaran → Natufian → Chalcolithic
Multi-period cave (6 m deposits) above the Hayonim terrace, excavated by Tamar Noy and Anna Belfer-Cohen. Sequence Moust...
🇮🇱 Israel · Ancient city
Middle to Upper Palaeolithic (c.55000–16000 BCE) · Late Mousterian → Aurignacian → Kebaran/Geometric Kebaran
Active Levantine cave site (55 ka–16 ka) in the Galilee karst, excavated by Ofer Marder and Omry Barzilai. Mousterian th...
🇮🇱 Israel · Ancient city
Late Natufian (c.15000–11800 BCE) · Natufian
Late Natufian burial cave (c.15000–11800 BCE) on Mount Carmel, excavated by Dani Nadel. Dense Natufian cemetery with dec...
🇮🇱 Israel · Ancient city
Middle Palaeolithic to Natufian (c.60000–12000 BCE) · Mousterian (Neanderthal) → Aurignacian → Kebaran → Natufian
Deep Mount Carmel cave with 15 m stratified sequence from Middle Palaeolithic (Mousterian, Neanderthal ‘Kebara 2’ pelvis...
