Manot Cave, first unearthed by accident in 2008 during condominium construction near the Israel-Lebanon border, has been a ...

It sounds like the stuff of nightmares come to life, but people still flock to go and see the cave - despite the risks ...

squeezing oxygen out of the cave entrance. 'Small animals will enter the cave and asphyxiate, usually in a few moments,' Belgium-based cave explorer Guy van Rentergem explained. The cave is ...

The new findings suggest that Manot Cave’s deepest chamber was likely a gathering space for rituals that enhanced social ...

Existing research suggests the cave was inhabited from the Late Middle Paleolithic through to the Early Upper Paleolithic periods up until its entrance collapsed around 30,000 years ago.

Sentinels at the front of the cultic area in Manot Cave near the cave entrance. / Assaf Peretz / Israel Antiquities Authority “The rare discovery provides a glimpse into the spiritual world of ...