Gorham's Cave Complex World Heritage Site

Official name: Gorham's Cave Complex | UNESCO
Country: United Kingdom | Map
Continent: Europe
Location: 36.1226° Lat, -5.3420° Lon | Map
Code: 1500
Time Zone: Europe/London (GMT, +0000)
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Category: Cultural
Description: Inscribed 2016. The steep limestone cliffs on the eastern side of the Rock of Gibraltar contain four caves with archaeological and paleontological deposits that provide evidence of Neanderthal occupation over a span of more than 100,000 years. This exceptional testimony to the cultural traditions of the Neanderthals is seen notably in evidence of the hunting of birds and marine animals for food, the use of feathers for ornamentation and the presence of abstract rock engravings. Scientific research on these sites has already contributed substantially to debates about Neanderthal and human evolution.