🇮🇱 Israel · Cave
Tabun 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 · 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.
🇮🇱 Israel · Ancient city
El-Wad Cave (Mugharet el-Wad)
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
Kebara Cave
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...
🇮🇱 Israel · Cave
Nahal Oren Cave Terrace Carmel
Natufian to PPN · Mount Carmel Natufian
Nahal Oren Cave Terrace Carmel at Mount Carmel, Israel is a Natufian to PPN cave of the Mount Carmel Natufian tradition, built c. 13000 BCE for cave and terrace natufian burials ppna village.
🇮🇱 Israel · Ancient city
Raqefet Cave
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...