Trou de l'Abîme

Trou de l'Abîme
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Trou de l'Abîme (Couvin Cave) is a karst cave in Wallonia, Belgium, on the right bank of the Eau Noire river in Couvin, Namur province[1]. Excavations uncovered Mousterian stone tools and a Neanderthal molar, indicating repeated Neanderthal occupation during the Middle Paleolithic[1].

TypeCave Structures
Period< 4500 BC
CountryBelgium
Coordinates50.0504° N, 4.4974° E

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