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<< Our Photo Pages >> Gohezu cave - Cave or Rock Shelter in Japan in Kyūshū

Submitted by Aska on Sunday, 10 October 2021  Page Views: 332

Natural PlacesSite Name: Gohezu cave Alternative Name: ゴヘズ洞穴 Gohezu Dōketsu
Country: Japan Region: Kyūshū Type: Cave or Rock Shelter
Nearest Town: Ie-jima island (Okinawa prefecture)  Nearest Village: Nishi-Eue 西江上
Latitude: 26.723370N  Longitude: 127.781660E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
4 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
3 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
4 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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In 1976 and 1977, eleven fragmented bones and two teeth of Pleistocene men were excavated from the soil inside of this underground limestone cave, along with those of extinct deer and bone tools
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