The Clan Cave
The photographs and text come from Dr Ralph Solecki's book, Shanidar 1971
Photographs and text used by kind permission of Dr Ralph Solecki
The Clan Cave in the EC series is located on the Crimean Peninsula, but the original was excavated by Drs Ralph and Rose Solecki hundreds of kilometres away in Iraq.
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The entrance to the cave.
Photo: Dr Ralph Solecki
Shanidar Cave
Photo: Dr Ralph Solecki
Looking out of cave entrance
Photo: Dr Ralph Solecki
Inside Shanidar Cave
The floor is covered with simple shelters for its Kurdish inhabitants and corrals for their animals. In this photograph Kurdish workmen have just begun the excavation of the earthen floor of the cave. Bedrock was reached at a depth of 45 feet.
Photo: Dr Ralph Solecki
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