Azykh Cave
Sign in to savesix-cave complex known as a living site of stone-age man in Azerbaijan
Key facts
- Type
- Archaeological site
- Location
- Azykh , Khojavend , Azerbaijan
- Built
- c. 300,000 years ago
- Abandoned
- c. 250,000 years ago
- Excavation dates
- 1960s, mid 1990s, 2002-2009
- Archaeologists
- Mammadali Huseynov , Tania King
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Encyclopedic overview
Azykh Cave (Azerbaijani: Azıx mağarası), also referred to as Azokh Cave (Armenian: Ազոխի քարանձավ, romanized: Azoxi k’aranjav), is a six-cave complex in Azerbaijan, known as a habitation site of prehistoric humans. It is situated near the village of Azykh in the Khojavend District. The cave is an important prehistoric site which has been occupied by different human groups over time. The ancient layers of the Middle Paleolithic have yielded Neanderthal fossil remains that may date from around 300,000 years ago.
Discovery
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