Forbes' Quarry Cave
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Forbes' Quarry Cave is a notable limestone cave in Gibraltar best known as the discovery site of one of the earliest Neanderthal skulls, found in 1848.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
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limestone cave ⓘ paleontological site ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Neanderthals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Caves of Gibraltar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Limestone caves ⓘ Neanderthal sites ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Gibraltar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discovery | Neanderthal skull ⓘ |
| epoch | Pleistocene ⓘ |
| foundInYear | 1848 ⓘ |
| geologicalFormation | limestone ⓘ |
| governedBy | Government of Gibraltar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFossil |
Neanderthal cranium
ⓘ
Pleistocene fauna ⓘ |
| heritage | important site for human evolution studies ⓘ |
| knownFor | discovery of an early Neanderthal skull ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Gibraltar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Rock of Gibraltar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | limestone ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Forbes' Quarry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
City of Gibraltar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gibraltar Harbour NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Forbes' Quarry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Iberian Peninsula ⓘ |
| significance | one of the earliest Neanderthal fossils discovered ⓘ |
| skullFoundIn | 1848 ⓘ |
| typeLocalityFor | Forbes' Quarry Neanderthal skull NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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