Midnight Terror Cave

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Midnight Terror Cave is a cave in central Belize that was discovered in 2006 near Springfield. The site was worked on by California State University, Los Angeles' field school as part of the Western Belize Regional Cave Project under Dr. Jaime Awe. The cave contained around 9000 human bones, from at least 118 individuals, and is one of the largest sacrificial assemblages ever discovered in the Maya Lowlands.

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caveBelize

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Location: 17.1474, -88.8125, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
9 places

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  • Barton Creek Cave
    cave in Belize
  • Black Hole Drop
  • Darknight Cave
  • Daylight Cave
    cave in Belize
  • Midnight Terror Cave
    cave in central Belize
  • Number Five Cave
  • Number Four Cave
  • Number Three Cave
  • Nohoch Che'en
    cave in Belize
2010-01-01T00:00:00Z
2010-01-01T00:00:00Z
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    TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
    arearegion1981Belizecountry, Commonwealth realm, sovereign stateWikidata
    sitecaveBarton Creek CaveArchaeological reserve, caveWikidata
    sitecaveBlack Hole DropcaveWikidata
    sitecaveDarknight CavecaveWikidata
    sitecaveDaylight CavecaveWikidata
    sitecaveMidnight Terror CavecaveWikidata
    sitecaveNumber Five CavecaveWikidata
    sitecaveNumber Four CavecaveWikidata
    sitecaveNumber Three CavecaveWikidata
    sitecave2010Nohoch Che'encaveWikidata