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Gorham's Cave Complex, UNESCO World Heritage Site

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Gorham's Cave Complex, UNESCO World Heritage Site
Gorham's Cave Complex, UNESCO World Heritage Site
Gorham's Cave Complex, UNESCO World Heritage Site
Gorham's Cave Complex, UNESCO World Heritage Site
Gorham's Cave Complex, UNESCO World Heritage Site
Gorham's Cave Complex, UNESCO World Heritage Site
Gorham's Cave Complex, UNESCO World Heritage Site
Gorham's Cave Complex, UNESCO World Heritage Site
Gorham's Cave Complex, UNESCO World Heritage Site
Gorham's Cave Complex, UNESCO World Heritage Site
Gorham's Cave Complex, UNESCO World Heritage Site
Gorham's Cave Complex, UNESCO World Heritage Site
Gorham's Cave Complex, UNESCO World Heritage Site
Gorham's Cave Complex, UNESCO World Heritage Site
Gorham's Cave Complex, UNESCO World Heritage Site
Phone:
+350 200 74289

Address:
Europa Advance Road, Gibraltar GX11 1AA

Gorham's Cave is often mistaken for a natural sea cave, but is in fact a sea level cave, in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. It is considered to be one of the last known habitations of the Neanderthals in Europe. It gives its name to the Gorham's Cave complex, which is a combination of four distinct caves of such importance that they are combined into a UNESCO World Heritage site, the only one in Gibraltar. The three other caves are Vanguard Cave, Hyaena Cave, and Bennett's Cave.It is located on the southeastern face of the Rock of Gibraltar. When first inhabited some 55,000 years ago, it would have been approximately 5 kilometres from the shore, but, due to changes in sea level, it is now only a few metres from the Mediterranean Sea.
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