Qesem Cave

Qesem cave is a Lower Paleolithic archaeological site near the city of Kafr Qasim in Israel. Early humans were occupying the site by 400,000 until c. 200,000 years ago.

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Qesem
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Location: 32.11, 34.98, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  Ayalon Cave ⓘ
  cave in Israel

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  Kamin Hasif ⓘ
  

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  Me‘arot Bareqet ⓘ
  cave in Israel

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  Mughr Abū Muḩaysin ⓘ
  

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  Qesem Cave ⓘ
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  Shuqba cave ⓘ
  cave and archaeological site in the West Bank

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  Tinshemet cave ⓘ
  cave in Israel

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  מערות חני ⓘ
  cave in Israel

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  מערות עבוד ⓘ
  

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  מערת אח ⓘ
  cave in Israel

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  مغارة الخياط ⓘ
  

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  مغارة القط ⓘ
  

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  Bal'a Tunnel ⓘ
  Historic Ottoman train tunnel

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  Nordau Portal ⓘ
  railway tunnel portal of the Dankal Green Line

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  מנהרת הרכבת ליד מחלף שפירים ⓘ
  

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מערת קסם 3

מערת קסם 1

QESEM CAVE

Fossil Qesem teeth

Qesem Cave burned animal bones

TauArcheology1862

• Microfaunal remains at Middle Pleistocene Qesem Cave, Israel: Preliminary results on small vertebrates, environment and biostratigraphy. - scientific article
• Uranium series dates from Qesem Cave, Israel, and the end of the Lower Palaeolithic. - scientific article (Q1860)
• Middle Pleistocene dental remains from Qesem Cave (Israel). - scientific article (Q1860)
• Systematic blade production at late Lower Paleolithic (400-200 kyr) Qesem Cave, Israel - scientific article
• Early evidence of stone tool use in bone working activities at Qesem Cave, Israel - scientific article (Q1860)
• Corrigendum: Early evidence of stone tool use in bone working activities at Qesem Cave, Israel - scientific article published on 3 May 2017 (Q1860)
• Evidence for the repeated use of a central hearth at Middle Pleistocene (300 ky ago) Qesem Cave, Israel - article
• Hearth-side socioeconomics, hunting and paleoecology during the late Lower Paleolithic at Qesem Cave, Israel - scientific article
• Corrigendum: Early evidence of stone tool use in bone working activities at Qesem Cave, Israel - scientific article published on 3 May 2017 (Q1860)
• Evidence for habitual use of fire at the end of the Lower Paleolithic: site-formation processes at Qesem Cave, Israel - scientific article
• New Middle Pleistocene dental remains from Qesem Cave (Israel) - scientific article published in April 2016
• Cooperative hunting and meat sharing 400-200 kya at Qesem Cave, Israel - scientific article (Q1860)

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
area	region	1988	Palestine	country, region, sovereign state, state with limited recognition, Mediterranean country	Wikidata
site	cave		Ayalon Cave	cave	Wikidata
site	cave		Kamin Hasif	cave	Wikidata
site	cave		Me‘arot Bareqet	cave	Wikidata
site	cave		Mughr Abū Muḩaysin	cave	Wikidata
site	cave		Qesem Cave	archaeological site, cave	Wikidata
site	cave		Shuqba cave	archaeological site, cave	Wikidata
site	cave		Tinshemet cave	cave	Wikidata
site	cave		Unknown	cave	Wikidata
site	cave		Unknown	cave	Wikidata
site	cave		Unknown	cave	Wikidata
site	cave		Unknown	cave	Wikidata
site	cave		Unknown	cave	Wikidata
site	cave		Unknown	cave	Wikidata
site	cave		Unknown	cave	Wikidata
site	cave		Unknown	cave	Wikidata
site	cave		Unknown	cave	Wikidata
site	cave		Unknown	cave	Wikidata
site	cave		Unknown	cave	Wikidata
site	cave		Unknown	cave	Wikidata
site	cave		Unknown	cave	Wikidata
site	cave		מערות חני	cave	Wikidata
site	cave		מערות עבוד	cave	Wikidata
site	cave		מערת אח	cave	Wikidata
site	cave		مغارة الخياط	cave	Wikidata
site	cave		مغارة القط	cave	Wikidata
site	tunnel		Bal'a Tunnel	tunnel	Wikidata
site	tunnel		Nordau Portal	tunnel portal, cut and cover tunnel	Wikidata
site	tunnel		מנהרת הרכבת ליד מחלף שפירים	railway tunnel	Wikidata
commons	image		מערת קסם 3		Commons
commons	image		מערת קסם 1		Commons
commons	image		QESEM CAVE		Commons
commons	image		Fossil Qesem teeth		Commons
commons	image		Qesem Cave burned animal bones		Commons
commons	image		TauArcheology1862		Commons