Palaeolithic and Mesolithic

Connected Sites: 31

Significant Palaeolithic and/or Mesolithic sites

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Connected Sites

Orkhon Valley
Inscribed: 2004
2.51
55
6
Southern Öland
Inscribed: 2000
2.52
126
7
Altamira Cave
Inscribed: 1985
3.32
174
9
Coa Valley and Siega Verde
Inscribed: 1998
2.97
123
9
Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka
Inscribed: 2003
2.95
57
7
Vézère Valley
Inscribed: 1979
3.54
145
12
Rock Drawings in Valcamonica
Inscribed: 1979
3.12
122
7
Peking Man Site
Inscribed: 1987
2.22
101
7
The Upper Cave At Zhoukoudian ("Peking Man") Contains Paleolithic Remains
Provins
Provins
France
Inscribed: 2001
2.89
227
12
Palaeolithic Remains
Chongoni Rock Art
Inscribed: 2006
1.49
15
3
Aggtelek and Slovak Karst
Aggtelek and Slovak Karst
Hungary, Slovakia
Inscribed: 1995
3.14
166
11
Jasov Cave
Mount Taishan
Inscribed: 1987
3.61
100
7
"Mt Taishan Is One Of The Birthplaces Of The Chinese Civilisation, Evidence Of Human Activity Dating Back 400,000 Years To The Palaeolithic Period" (Ab Evaluation)
Qadisha Valley
Inscribed: 1998
3.31
81
4
"Many Of The Caves In The Qadisha Occupied By The Christian Anchorites Had Been Used In Earlier As Shelters And For Burials, Back As Far As The Palaeolithic Period." (Ab Evaluation)
Golden Mountains of Altai
Inscribed: 1998
3.38
25
3
"The Region Has A Rich Cultural Heritage. The First Humans Appeared In The Region Almost A Million Years Ago As Evidenced By Palaeolithic Settlements Located In The Region Of Gorno-Altaisk." (Nomination Doc)
Cilento and Vallo di Diano
Inscribed: 1998
3.40
191
5
Capo Grosso
Tadrart Acacus
Inscribed: 1985
3.69
7
1
The Site Also Includes The Murzuch Desert, Which Bears Traces Of The Different Phases Of The Palaeolithic.
Gobustan Rock Art
Inscribed: 2007
2.70
131
7
Images Span From The Paleolithic To The Modern Period. (Ab Ev)
Sangiran Early Man Site
Inscribed: 1996
1.86
74
9
Palaeolithic Stone And Bone Tools Such As Flakes, Choppers And Cleavers
Mount Carmel Caves
Inscribed: 2012
2.23
90
5
Palaeolithic
Lenggong Valley
Inscribed: 2012
1.76
53
14
In-Situ Palaeolithic Workshops (Ab Ev)
Tassili n'Ajjer
Inscribed: 1982
3.62
24
2
There Are Palaeolithic Sites At Erg (Formerly Lake) Tihodaine (Unep-Wcmc)
Wadi Rum
Wadi Rum
Jordan
Inscribed: 2011
3.98
299
8
The Numerous Archaeological Sites From The Palaeolithic Era, Of Which The Most Important Is Al-Kaaka In Wadi Umm Sahm (Ab Ev)
Tropical Rainforest Sumatra
Inscribed: 2004
3.56
58
7
Tiangko Panjang Cave - Records Of Life Have Been Discovered In Tiangko Panjang Cave Within Ksnp Area., Dating Up To 10,000 Years Ago (Ab Ev)
Central Sikhote-Alin
Inscribed: 2001
2.98
7
1
In Terms Of Archaeological Monuments On The Nominated Property, There Are Monuments Deriving From The Late Palaeolithic Times (The Northern Enclave Of The Known Ustinov Culture)
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Decorated cave of Pont d'Arc
Inscribed: 2014
3.45
128
8
Upper Palaeolithic (Ca. 30,000 To 32,000 Bp)
Chiribiquete National Park
Inscribed: 2018
2.53
2
1
The Rock Art Is Associated With The Earliest Periods Of Human Settlement In South America, Perhaps Around 20,000 Bce (Ab Ev)
Melka Kunture and Balchit
Inscribed: 2024
1.47
18
2
"The Melka Kunture Cluster Of Palaeolithic Archaeological And Palaeontological Sites Testifies To Hominin Occupation Of The Area From Around Two Million Years Ago (...)." (Ab Ev)
Al-Faw
Al-Faw
Saudi Arabia
Inscribed: 2024
1.29
4
3
"(...) Nearly 12,000 Archaeological Features Testifying To The Successive Human Occupation Of The Region Since The Palaeolithic Period" - "The Earliest Human Traces Are The Stone Tools With Heavy Patina Found On The Plateau, Dating Back To The Palaeolithic And Early Neolithic Periods." (Ab Ev)
The Pleistocene Occupation Sites of South Africa
Inscribed: 2024
1.38
7
3
"The Stratigraphy Of The Middle Stone Age Layers At The Three Component Parts Together Shows That The Dated Levels Reflect A Reliable And Sequential Record Of Human Behaviour Through Many Tens Of Thousands Of Years, Reaching Back As Far As 162,000 Bp." - "The Diepkloof Rock Shelter Component Part (...) Has The Most Complete And Continuous Middle Stone Age Sequences In Southern Africa, From Pre-Still Bay To Post-Howiesons Poort Periods (From Before 130,000 Bp To About 50,000 Bp)." - "Sibhudu Was Occupied During The Middle Stone Age From About 120,000 To 38,000 Years Ago And Presents A Complex But Clear Stratigraphy Of More Than Fifty Exceptionally Well-Preserved Middle Stone Age Layers"." (Ab Ev)
Niah Caves
Niah Caves
Malaysia
Inscribed: 2024
2.72
22
5
"The Archaeological Evidence Indicates That There Were Two Distinct Societies Using The West Mouth Of The Niah Great Cave During Different Periods Of Time. The First Society, Termed The "Mesolithic", Occupied The Site From Circa 11,500 To 8,000 Bp." (Ab Ev)
Rock Art in the Hail Region
Inscribed: 2015
3.25
41
4
"Observation Of Middle Palaeolithic Stone Tools Both On Umm Sinman And In Its Immediate Vicinity, Suggests That, Already In The Pleistocene, Climatic Variations Attracted Human Occupation Of The Jubbah Oasis During Dry Periods (...). Near The Shuwaymis Sites, Streams And Lakes Occurred During Pleistocene Periods And Some Of This Surface Water Also Persisted Well Into The Holocene. Here Too, Middle Palaeolithic Occupation Evidence Has Been Reported." (Ab Ev)