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Goat's Hair Twin Caves

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in November 1969 and reaching the caves bedrock in June 1970. During these excavations, there was the discovery of a "prehistoric ceremonial burial" on the northern wall of one of the two caves revealing a female human skeleton with a crushed skull surrounded by various pottery vessels, bone
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The Goat's Hair Twin Caves are a pair of sea "twin caves" situated on the eastern side of Gibraltar. This name was given to them as it was a goatherd refuge in the 19th century and this meant a large amount of goat's hair found attached to the cave walls. This site's original name is
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pendants, flint blades, armlets and anklets. There are descriptions of this excavation and the findings but there is no record of these finds having ever been deposited in the
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The two caves are located at 190 metres above sea level, situated side by side about 30 metres above the path leading to
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One of these caves was then heavily excavated and emptied of all deposits by the Gibraltar cave research group, led by
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after Captain Sewell, who was also the discoverer of what is now often referred to as
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and therefore there is no trace of this piece of Gibraltar's heritage.
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Cave in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar
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Map showing the location of Goat's Hair Twin Caves
36°7′21.7″N 5°20′31.2″W / 36.122694°N 5.342000°W / 36.122694; -5.342000
Mediterranean Steps
British Overseas Territory
Gibraltar
Martin’s Cave
Cave S
George Palao
Gibraltar Museum


Genista Caves
"Neolithic Burials on the Rock"

Goats Hair Twin Caves
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Gibraltar
Caves of Gibraltar
Alameda Grotto
Beefsteak Cave
Bell's Backyard Cave
Bellman's Cave
Bennett's Cave
Boathoist Cave
Bray's Cave
Brown's Cave
Buena Vista Cave

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