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Sites of Human Evolution at Mount Carmel: The Nahal Me’arot / Wadi el-Mughara Caves
The site, located on the western slopes of the Carmel Mountains, includes the Taben, Jamal, Elwad and Shooul caves. Ninety years of archaeological research have revealed an unparalleled cultural sequence that provides an archive of early human life in South-West Asia. The 54-hectare site preserves cultural deposits representing at least 500,000 years of human evolutionary history, demonstrating the unique presence of Neanderthals and early anatomically modern humans within the same Mesolithic cultural framework, the Mousterian culture. The numerous Natufian burials and evidence of early stone architecture in the caves represent the transition from a hunter-gatherer lifestyle to agriculture and pastoralism. The caves have therefore become a key site in the chronostratigraphic framework of human evolution, particularly prehistory in the Levant.
Archaeological Heritage of the Lenggong Valley
Located in the lush Longung Valley, the site includes four archaeological sites in two communities spanning nearly 2 million years, one of the earliest records of early humans from a single area and the oldest outside the African continent. It features open-air and cave sites with Paleolithic tool workshops, evidence of early technology. The number of sites found in this relatively closed area suggests the presence of a sizeable semi-sedentary population with remains of Paleolithic, Neolithic and Metal Age cultures.
Archaeological Site of Atapuerca
The caves of the Sierra de Atapuerca contain a rich record of the earliest human fossils in Europe, dating back nearly a million years and extending into the Common Era. They represent an exceptional repository of data, the scientific study of which can provide valuable information about the appearance and lifestyle of these distant human ancestors.
Archaeological Site of Atapuerca
The caves of the Sierra de Atapuerca contain a rich record of the earliest human fossils in Europe, dating back nearly a million years and extending into the Common Era. They represent an exceptional repository of data, the scientific study of which can provide valuable information about the appearance and lifestyle of these distant human ancestors.