Azykh Cave

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Azykh Cave, also referred to as Azokh Cave, is a six-cave complex in Azerbaijan, known as a habitation site of prehistoric humans. It is situated near the village of Azykh in the Khojavend District. The cave is an important prehistoric site which has been occupied by different human groups over time. The ancient layers of the Middle Paleolithic have yielded Neanderthal fossil remains that may date from around 300,000 years ago.

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Location: 39.6192, 46.9886, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  • Azykh Cave
    six-cave complex known as a living site of stone-age man in Azerbaijan
  • Khan Cave
  • Shusha Cave camp
    cave in Azerbaijan
  • Tağlar Cave
    cave and archaeological site in Azerbaijan
  • Tstsakhach' K'arayr
  • Vorvan K'arayr
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Azokh Cave4Azokh Cave4
Azokh Cave3Azokh Cave3
Azokh Cave5Azokh Cave5
Azokh Cave2Azokh Cave2
Azokh CaveAzokh Cave
Tools from Azikh (paleolith)Tools from Azikh (paleolith)
Azıx mağarasından tapılmış maral sümükləriAzıx mağarasından tapılmış maral sümükləri
Azıx düşərgəsinin çöküntüləriAzıx düşərgəsinin çöküntüləri
Plan of Azykh cavePlan of Azykh cave
TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
sitecaveAzykh CavecaveWikidata
sitecaveKhan Cavearchaeological site, caveWikidata
sitecaveShusha Cave campcaveWikidata
sitecaveTağlar CavecaveWikidata
sitecaveTstsakhach' K'arayrcaveWikidata
sitecaveVorvan K'arayrcaveWikidata
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commonsimageAzokh Cave4 Commons
commonsimageAzokh Cave3 Commons
commonsimageAzokh Cave5 Commons
commonsimageAzokh Cave2 Commons
commonsimageAzokh Cave Commons
commonsimageTools from Azikh (paleolith) Commons
commonsimageAzıx mağarasından tapılmış maral sümükləri Commons
commonsimageAzıx düşərgəsinin çöküntüləri Commons
commonsimagePlan of Azykh cave Commons