Spy Cave
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Spy Cave (French: Grotte de Spy) is located in Wallonia near Spy in the municipality of Jemeppe-sur-Sambre, Namur Province, Belgium above the left bank of the Orneau River.[1] Classified as a premier Heritage site of the Walloon Region, the location ranks among the most significant paleolithic sites in Europe. The cave consists of numerous small chambers and corridors.[2]
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Grotte de Spy | |
Location | near Spy |
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Region | Jemeppe-sur-Sambre, Namur Province, Belgium |
Coordinates | 50°28′56″N 4°40′9″E |
Type | limestone |
History | |
Material | limestone Karst |
Associated with | Neanderthals, Homo sapiens |
Site notes | |
Excavation dates | 1886 |
Archaeologists | Marcel de Puydt, Max Lohest |
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