Mugharet-es-Skhul Cave (Israel)

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Information for Authority record

Name (Hebrew)
מערת הגדי (ישראל)
Name (Latin)
Mugharet-es-Skhul Cave (Israel)
Other forms of name
מערת מוגרת-אס-חול (ישראל)
Associated country
Israel
See Also From tracing topical name
Caves Israel
See Also From tracing place name
Eretz Israel
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

Wikidata: Q287341
Library of congress: sh2001010621
Sources of Information
  • Work cat.: Movius, H.L. Movius, Hallam L., Jr. (1907-1987), Papers, c1931-1969(includes research material on Mugharet-es-Skhul Cave)
  • The history of the ancient Near East WWW site, Oct. 18, 2001(Mugharet es Skhul Cave, an Upper Pleistocene cave site located in Israel)
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Wikipedia description:

Skhul Cave (Levantine Arabic: مَغَارَة السخول, romanized: mġaret es-Skhūl, lit. 'Young Goat Cave') or Me'arat HaGedi (Hebrew: מערת הגדי) is a prehistoric archaeological site situated about 20 kilometres (12.4 miles) south of the city of Haifa, Israel, and about 3 km (1.9 mi) from the Mediterranean Sea. Together with the nearby caves of Tabun, Jamal, and El Wad, Skhul Cave is part of the Nahal Me'arot Nature Reserve, a national park and UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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