Gorham's Cave

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Gorham's_Cave
GPTKB entity
Statements (32)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:cave
gptkbp:contains stone tools
faunal remains
marine mollusks
prehistoric engravings
archaeological deposits
bird bones
charcoal layers
engraved cross-hatched rock panel
evidence of Neanderthal symbolic behavior
gptkbp:coordinates 36.1194°N 5.3456°W
gptkbp:discoveredBy 1907
gptkbp:entranceElevation at sea level
gptkbp:excavatedBy gptkb:Dorothy_Garrod
gptkb:Clive_Finlayson
gptkb:John_d'Arcy_Waechter
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Gorham's Cave
gptkbp:length approximately 18 meters
gptkbp:location gptkb:Gibraltar
gptkbp:managedBy gptkb:Gibraltar_Museum
gptkbp:maximumDepth approximately 40 meters
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Captain_A._Gorham
gptkbp:openToPublic restricted
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Gorham's_Cave_Complex
gptkbp:significance Neanderthal occupation
gptkbp:UNESCO_criteria (iii), (v)
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite gptkb:Gorham's_Cave_Complex
2016
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Neanderthals
early modern humans
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Middle_Paleolithic
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6