Nelson Bay Cave
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Nelson Bay Cave, previously known as Wagenaar's Cave, is a coastal archaeological site in the Robberg Nature Reserve on the Robberg Peninsula in Plettenberg Bay, South Africa, about 250 km east of Cape Town. The cave is 18 meters (59 ft) wide and 35 meters (115 ft) deep, and the cave opening is 21 meters (68 ft) above mean sea level. The cave was amongst the first sites excavated in the southern Cape aimed at recording changes in terrestrial fauna caused by changes in climate and sea levels. It documents environmental changes during glacial and interglacial periods. Additionally, the cave is recognized for its Stone Age artifacts that show the transition from Middle Stone Age (MSA) to Later Stone Age (LSA) technologies. It has been regarded as a type-site of the Robberg Later Stone Age Industry.
South Africa,
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Location: -34.1011, 23.3756, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
2 places
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Ghwanogat ⓘ
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Nelson Bay Cave ⓘ
stone Age archaeological site in South Africa
Nelson Bay Cave, Robberg Penninsula, Plettenberg Bay, South Africa
Entrance to Nelson Bay Cave archaeological site
Entrance to Nelson Bay Cave archaeological site 2
Entrance to Nelson Bay Cave.
Archaeological Display structure built to maintain the integrity of the cave walls at Nelson Bay Cave.
Nelson Bay Cave's profile wall- Peeling Away the Past: The Display of Excavations at Nelson Bay Cave - scientific article published in December 1993
| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
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| site | cave | Ghwanogat | cave | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | Nelson Bay Cave | archaeological site, cave | Wikidata | |
| commons | image | Nelson Bay Cave, Robberg Penninsula, Plettenberg Bay, South Africa | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Entrance to Nelson Bay Cave archaeological site | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Entrance to Nelson Bay Cave archaeological site 2 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Entrance to Nelson Bay Cave. | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Archaeological Display structure built to maintain the integrity of the cave walls at Nelson Bay Cave. | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Nelson Bay Cave's profile wall | Commons | ||
