Chertovy Vorota Cave
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Chertovy Vorota Cave, also known as Devil's Gate Cave is a Neolithic archaeological site located in the Sikhote-Alin mountains, about 12 km (7 mi) from the town of Dalnegorsk in Primorsky Krai, Russia. The karst cave is located on a limestone cliff and lies about 35 m (115 ft) above the Krivaya River, a tributary of the Rudnaya River, below. Chertovy Vorota provides secure evidence for some of the oldest surviving textiles found in the archaeological record.[1]
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Пещера Чертовы Ворота | |
Alternative name | Devil’s Gate Cave |
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Location | Primorsky Krai, Russia |
Region | Sikhote-Alin |
Coordinates | 44°29′N 135°23′E |
Altitude | 660 m (2,165 ft)[1][2] |
Type | karst cave |
Length | 132 m (433 ft) |
Width | 10 m (33 ft) |
Area | 730 m2 (7,858 sq ft) |
Volume | 2,950 m3 (104,178 cu ft) |
Height | 16 m (52 ft) |
History | |
Founded | ca. 9,400 BP |
Abandoned | ca. 7,200 BP |
Periods | Neolithic |
Cultures | Rudninskaya (Rudnaya) culture |
Site notes | |
Excavation dates | 1973 |
Archaeologists | Zhanna Vasilievna Andreeva |
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