| UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
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| Official name | Sites of Human Evolution at Mount Carmel: The Nahal Me’arot / Wadi el‑Mughara Caves |
| Location | Mount Carmel,Israel |
| Criteria | Cultural: (iii), (v) |
| Reference | 1393 |
| Inscription | 2012 (36thSession) |
| Area | 54 ha (130 acres) |
| Buffer zone | 370 ha (910 acres) |
| Coordinates | 32°40′12″N34°57′55″E / 32.67000°N 34.96528°E /32.67000; 34.96528 |
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TheCaves of Nahal Me’arot / Wadi el-Mughara ("Caves Creek"), named here by theHebrew andArabic name of the valley where they are located, are aUNESCO Site of Human Evolution in theCarmel mountain range nearHaifa in northernIsrael.[1][2]
The four UNESCO-listed caves are:
The four caves were proclaimed a site of "outstanding universal value" by UNESCO[1] in 2012. They are protected within anature reserve.[2]
The caves were used for habitation byhominins and prehistoric humans and contain unique evidence of very early burials, at the archaeological site of el-Wad cave in the Nahal Me'arot Nature Reserve.
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