Goyet Caves

Goyet Caves
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Also known as: Goyet Cave

The Goyet Caves are a series of connected caves located in a limestone cliff about 15 metres (50 ft) above the river Samson near the village of Mozet in the Gesves municipality of the Namur province, Belgium [1]. The site is a significant locality for regional Neanderthal and European early modern human occupation, with thousands of fossils and artifacts discovered spanning a stratigraphic sequence from 120,000 years ago during the Middle Paleolithic to less than 5,000 years ago in the late Neolithic [1].

TypeCave Structures
Period< 4500 BC
CountryBelgium
Coordinates50.4468° N, 5.0088° E

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