Vanguard Cave

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Vanguard Cave is a significant archaeological and paleontological sea cave in Gibraltar known for its rich Neanderthal remains and Pleistocene deposits.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Neanderthal site
archaeological site
paleontological site
sea cave
associatedWith Neanderthals NERFINISHED
contains Neanderthal remains
Pleistocene deposits
Pleistocene fauna fossils
animal bones with cut marks
archaeological stratified deposits
charcoal and hearth remains
stone tools
coordinateSystem WGS84
country United Kingdom
discoveredBy George Palao NERFINISHED
discoveryDate 1980s
excavatedBy Clive Finlayson NERFINISHED
Gibraltar Museum NERFINISHED
excavationStartDate 1990s
formedBy marine erosion
geologicalPeriod Pleistocene
hasAccess by land at low tide
by sea at high tide
hasResearchTopic Neanderthal diet
Neanderthal use of coastal resources
Pleistocene climate change
sea-level fluctuations
hasRockType limestone
hasSignificance Late Pleistocene sea-level studies
Middle Paleolithic research
Neanderthal behavioral studies
Pleistocene paleoenvironmental reconstruction
locatedIn eastern side of the Rock of Gibraltar
locatedOn Iberian Peninsula
location Gibraltar NERFINISHED
near Bennett's Cave NERFINISHED
Gorham's Cave NERFINISHED
Hyaena Cave NERFINISHED
overlooks Mediterranean Sea NERFINISHED
partOf Gibraltar Caves Complex NERFINISHED
Gibraltar Neanderthal sites NERFINISHED
Gibraltar limestone massif NERFINISHED
Gorham's Cave Complex NERFINISHED
UNESCOWorldHeritageInscriptionYear 2016
UNESCOWorldHeritageStatus part of Gorham's Cave Complex World Heritage Site
usedAs Neanderthal habitation site
hunting and butchery site

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Caves of Gibraltar hasPart Vanguard Cave