The Caves of Nahal Me’arot / Wadi el-Mughara ("Caves Creek"), named here by the Hebrew and Arabic name of the valley where they are located, are a UNESCO Site of Human Evolution in the Carmel mountain range near Haifa in northern Israel. UNESCO website
The four UNESCO-listed caves are: Tabun or Tanur Cave (lit.: "Oven") Gamal or el-Jamal Cave ("Camel") El Wad or Nahal Cave ("Stream") Skhul or Gedi Cave ("Kid")
The four caves were proclaimed a site of "outstanding universal value" by UNESCO in 2012. They are protected within a nature reserve.
The caves were used for habitation by hominins and prehistoric humans and contain unique evidence of very early burials, at the archaeological site of el-Wad cave in the Nahal Me'arot Nature Reserve.
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See also List of archaeological sites in Israel and Palestine List of World Heritage Sites in Israel and Jerusalem National parks and nature reserves of Israel Prehistory of the Levant Skhul and Qafzeh hominins
References
External links
Official page at Israel Nature and Parks Authority website UNESCO: Sites of Human Evolution at Mount Carmel: The Nahal Me’arot / Wadi el-Mughara Caves Nahal Me'arot recognized as World Heritage Site