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  • Haua Fteah Cave

  • Haua Fteah Cave

    Haua Fteah Cave is a large cave located in Derna District in northeastern Libya. It was occupied during the Middle and Upper Paleolithic, and latter in the Mesolithic and the Neolithic age. The cave contains human remains of modern humans dating back to 200,000 years ago.
    The site is included on the UNESCO Tentative List under the official name, Haua Fteah Cave.
    UNESCO Tentative List
    Haua Fteah Cave
    by Graeme Barker, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
    Elevation: 77 m

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    Haua Fteah Cave

    UNESCO Tentative List

    Date of Submission

    2020

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    Ancient Rock Workes

    Location

    Libya

    Derna

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    Paleolithic Age

    Paleolithic

    Mixed

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    Stone Age Monuments

     

     

     

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