Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
3,910,518,556 visitors served.
forum Join the Word of the Day Mailing List For webmasters
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

Karain
(redirected from Karain Cave)

    Also found in: Wikipedia 0.01 sec.
Karain 

a Paleolithic cave near the city of Antalya in Turkey. It was discovered in 1946 and, over the course of several years, was excavated by K. Kökten. Karain contains several cultural layers in which stone implements of the Acheulean, Mousterian, and Aurignacian periods of the Paleolithic have been discovered. Two teeth of fossil man have been found in the Mousterian layer and the layer located between the Mousterian and Aurignacian. One of them belongs to Neanderthal man.

REFERENCES

Liubin, V. P. “Paleolit Turtsii i problema rannego rasseleniia chelove-chestva.” In the collection Sovetskaia arkheologiia, vol. 27. Moscow, 1957.
Kökten, I. Killiç. “Ein allgemeiner Überblick über die prähistorischen Forschungen in Karain-Höhle bei Antalya.” Türk Tarih Kurumu Bel-leten, 1955, vol. 19, no. 75.
Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link 		Feedback
Mentioned in?  References in periodicals archive?   Encyclopedia browser?   Full browser?
No references found
 
For tourists who are interested in archeology, Antalya Museum, Perge, Aspendos, Side, Termessos ancient cities, and Karain Cave are places to see.
(CUL) DESTINATIONS TO DISCOVER IN TURKEY: THE MEDITERRANEAN REGION by Anadolu (Eskisehir, Turkey)
The Turkish heritage added to the list previously are Alahan Monestary, Alanya (castle and shipyard), Bursa and Cumalikizik Early Ottoman urban and rural settlements, Edirne Selimiye Mosque, Ephesus, Harran and Sanliurfa, Ishak Pasha Palace, Karain Cave, Konya- a capital of Seljuk Civilization, Mardin cultural landscape, Selcuk caravanserais en route from Denizli to Dogubeyazit, St.
(CUL) TURKISH HERITAGE IN UNESCO TENTATIVE WORLD HERITAGE LIST by Anadolu (Eskisehir, Turkey)
 
 
 
Encyclopedia
?

Terms of Use | Privacy policy | Feedback | Advertise with Us | Copyright © 2012 Farlex, Inc.
Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.