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Gough's Cave

a Pleiades place resource

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Gough's Cave is located in Cheddar Gorge. A hominin fossil commonly referred to as "Cheddar Man" was discovered in the cave in 1903.

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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/850427781

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
51.2819621, -2.765395

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Representative Locations:
- OSM location of Gough's Cave (13000 BC - 8000 BC) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.

Names:

Geographic Names:
- Gough's Cave (English, modern)

Gough's Cave makes connections with:

Gough's Cave located at Cheddar Gorge (unspecified date range)

Gough's Cave receives connections from:

None

Place type:
cave

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Wikidata Q4274798: Gough's Cave

Initial Provenance:
Pleiades

Details:

A large cave with evidence for prehistoric human activity, including the ritual processing of human bones. The so-called Cheddar Man was discovered in the cave in 1903.

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Suggested citation:
Jeffrey Becker, 'Gough's Cave: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2021 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/850427781> [accessed: 24 November 2024]

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            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/850427781 |title=Places: 850427781 (Gough's Cave) |author=Becker, J. |accessdate=November 24, 2024 1:49 am |publisher=Pleiades}}

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