Obi-Rakhmat Grotto
Cave and archaeological site in Uzbekistan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Obi-Rakhmat Grotto is a Middle Paleolithic prehistoric site that yielded Neanderthal fossils. It is a shallow karst cave near the junction of the Chatkal and Pskem Rivers at the southwestern end of the Talassky Alatau Range in the Tien Shan Mountains, 100 km (62 mi) northeast of Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
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Location | Talassky Alatau Range |
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Region | Tien Shan Mountains |
Coordinates | 41°34′08.8″N 70°08′00.3″E |
Altitude | 1,250 m (4,101 ft) |
Length | 20 metres (66 ft) |
Width | 9 metres (30 ft) |
Height | 11.8 metres (39 ft) |
History | |
Material | limestone |
Periods | Middle Paleolithic |
Associated with | Neanderthals |
Site notes | |
Excavation dates | 1962 |
Archaeologists | M. M. Gerasimov, H. K. Nasretdinov |
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