Grotta del Cavallo

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The Grotta del Cavallo or Cavallo Cave is a limestone cave in the region of Apulia, Southern Italy, near Nardò 90 km (55.92 mi) south of Taranto. The cave is about 15 m (49 ft) above present sea level. It has a rounded entrance, 5 m (16.40 ft) wide and 2.5 m (8.20 ft) high opening toward the sea. The cave was rediscovered in 1960 and two waves of excavations ensued. The first wave spanning from 1963 to 1966 and the second from 1986 to 2008. The cave was disturbed by looters during the period between the two waves of excavations, damaging the layers corresponding to the Upper Palaeolithic; because of this, the cave entrance is covered by a gate and is closed to the public.

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Grotte costiere del Salento, paleolithic site, cave, Q38, 

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Location: 40.1552, 17.9604, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  • Grotta del Cavallo ⓘ
    cave and archaeological site in Italy
  • Grotta delle Veneri ⓘ
    cave in Italy
  • Grotta di Capelvenere ⓘ
  • Grotta Gaia ⓘ
  • Spundulata Maggiore ⓘ
    grotta costiera con la volta crollata
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Grotta del Cavallo Cavallo C Cavallo BGrotta del Cavallo Cavallo C Cavallo B
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Grotta del Cavallo 2Grotta del Cavallo 2
TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
sitecaveGrotta del Cavallopaleolithic site, caveWikidata
sitecaveGrotta delle VenericaveWikidata
sitecaveGrotta di CapelvenerecaveWikidata
sitecaveGrotta GaiacaveWikidata
sitecaveSpundulata MaggiorecaveWikidata
commonsimageGrotta del Cavallo 3 Commons
commonsimageGrotta del Cavallo 1 Commons
commonsimageGrotta del Cavallo Cavallo C Cavallo B Commons
commonsimageGrotta del Cavallo 4 Commons
commonsimageGrotta del Cavallo Commons
commonsimageGrotta del Cavallo 2 Commons
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