HaYonim Cave

HaYonim Cave
מערת היונים
HaYonim Cave
HaYonim Cave
Location in Israel
HaYonim Cave
HaYonim Cave
HaYonim Cave (Israel)
LocationUpper Galilee
RegionIsrael
Coordinates32°55′12.32″N 35°13′5.75″E / 32.9200889°N 35.2182639°E / 32.9200889; 35.2182639
History
PeriodsLower Paleolithic, Middle Paleolithic, Upper Paleolithic, Epi-Paleolithic
CulturesAcheulo-Yabrudian, Mousterian, Levantine Aurignacian, Geometric Kebaran, Natufian
Expansion of early modern humans from Africa, through Hayonim.

HaYonim Cave (Hebrew: מערת היונים, romanizedMe'arat HaYonim, lit.'Cave of the Pigeons') is a cave located in a limestone bluff about 250 meters above modern sea level, in the Upper Galilee, Israel.