Dzudzuana cave georgia
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 1.33 mi
- Elevation gain
- 112 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Moderate
- Elevation loss
- 112 ft
- Max elevation
- 1,580 ft
- TrailRank
- 20
- Min elevation
- 1,580 ft
- Trail type
- Loop
- Moving time
- 24 minutes
- Time
- 44 minutes
- Coordinates
- 334
- Uploaded
- September 27, 2023
- Recorded
- September 2023
near Sagabesk’irio, Imereti (Georgia)
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Itinerary description
Dzudzuana Cave is a rock shelter with archaeological evidence of several human occupations dated to the Upper Paleolithic period. It's located in the western part of the Republic of Georgia, five kilometers east of the similarly dated Ortvale Klde rock shelter. Dzudzuana cave is a large karst formation cave, with the opening some 1800 feet (560 meters) above modern sea level and 40 feet (12 meters) above the current channel of the Nekressi River.
The site was also occupied during the Early Bronze Age and Chalcolithic periods. The most substantial occupations are dated to the Upper Paleolithic. This includes a 12 feet (3.5 meter) thick layer dated between 24,000 and 32,000 radiocarbon years before the present (RCYBP), which converts to 31,000-36,000 calendar years ago cal BP). The site contains stone tools and animal bones similar to those found at the Early Upper Paleolithic occupations of Ortvale Klde, also in Georgia
The site was also occupied during the Early Bronze Age and Chalcolithic periods. The most substantial occupations are dated to the Upper Paleolithic. This includes a 12 feet (3.5 meter) thick layer dated between 24,000 and 32,000 radiocarbon years before the present (RCYBP), which converts to 31,000-36,000 calendar years ago cal BP). The site contains stone tools and animal bones similar to those found at the Early Upper Paleolithic occupations of Ortvale Klde, also in Georgia
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