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Fumane
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- Site type:
- Cave
- Lat/Long:
- 45.55, 10.88
- Country:
- Italy
- Classifications:
- Homo neanderthalensis
- Cultures:
- Aurignacian, Mousterian
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Fumane Cave (Italian: Grotta di Fumane) is a dolomite cave in the Fumane Valley, which was formed in the Neogene period. The cave contains rich evidence of three prehistoric hominid cultures: Mousterian, Uluzzian and Aurignacian. Additionally, the cave has some of the oldest cave art that has been discovered in Europe.
Although the archaeological site has been known since the 19th century, the first excavation took place in 1965. Systematic excavations have been almost continuously undertaken since 1988.