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Excavation ongoing places tagged “upper palaeolithic”

3 places to sift through. Narrow by kind, country, period or how firmly each one is established — contested and pseudoarchaeological claims are labelled here, never hidden.

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🇿🇦 South Africa · Cave

Klasies River Cave 1A Howiesons Poort Layer

Upper Palaeolithic (35000–12000 BP) · Upper Palaeolithic

Klasies River Cave 1A Howiesons Poort Layer in Eastern Cape, Klasies River, South Africa is a Upper Palaeolithic (35000–12000 BP) cave attributed to Upper Palaeolithic.

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🇦🇹 Austria · Cave

Willendorf Lower Terrace Venus Layer 9

Upper Palaeolithic (35000–12000 BP) · Upper Palaeolithic

Willendorf Lower Terrace Venus Layer 9 in Lower Austria, Willendorf, Austria is a Upper Palaeolithic (35000–12000 BP) cave attributed to Upper Palaeolithic.

≈Accepted

🇨🇳 China · Cave

Longmen Guyang Cave North Wall

Upper Palaeolithic (35000–12000 BP) · Upper Palaeolithic

Longmen Guyang Cave North Wall in Henan, Luoyang, China is a Upper Palaeolithic (35000–12000 BP) cave attributed to Upper Palaeolithic.