Karain Cave

Karain Cave
Karain Mağarası
entrance to Karain Cave
Location in Turkey
Alternative nameBlack Cave
LocationAntalya, Turkey
Coordinates37°4′40″N 30°34′15″E / 37.07778°N 30.57083°E / 37.07778; 30.57083
Typekarst
History
PeriodsPaleolithic to Iron Age
Associated withNeanderthals, Homo sapiens
Site notes
Excavation dates1946 to 1958, 1967 to 1973, 1985 to 2008
ArchaeologistsIsin Yalcinkaya, İsmail Kılıç Kökten
Public accessno

Karain Cave (Turkish: Karain Mağarası) is a Paleolithic archaeological site located at Yağca Village 27 km (17 mi) northwest of Antalya city in the Mediterranean region of Turkey.