Grotte de Spy | |
 Spy Cave entrance | |
  Location in Belgium | |
| Location | near Spy |
|---|---|
| Region | Jemeppe-sur-Sambre, Namur Province, Belgium |
| Coordinates | 50°28′56″N 4°40′9″E / 50.48222°N 4.66917°E |
| Type | limestone |
| History | |
| Material | limestone Karst |
| Associated with | Neanderthals, Homo sapiens |
| Site notes | |
| Excavation dates | 1886 |
| Archaeologists | Marcel de Puydt, Max Lohest |
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]
- ^ "Accéder". La grotte de Spy: le sommaire (in French). Archived from the original on 2007-03-12. Retrieved 2007-03-15.
- ^ Camille Daujeard, Grégory Abrams, Mietje Germonpré, Jeanne-Marie Le Pape, Alicia Wampach, Kevin Di Modica, Marie-Hélène Moncel "Neanderthal and animal karstic occupations from southern Belgium and south-eastern France: Regional or common features?", Quaternary International Available online 27 May 2016, doi:10.1016/j.quaint.2016.02.009. [1]