Shulgan-Tash Cave

Shulgan-Tash Cave
Шүлгәнташ
Kapova cave
Entrance to Shulgan-Tash Cave
Kapova cave
Kapova cave
Location in Russia
Alternative nameRussian: Капова пещера/Kapova Cave
LocationBurzyansky District
RegionBashkortostan, Russia
Coordinates53°2′39.9″N 57°3′50″E / 53.044417°N 57.06389°E / 53.044417; 57.06389
Typelimestone cave
History
PeriodsPaleolithic
Map
Portal to the Kapova Cave

Shulgan-Tash Cave (Bashkir: Шүлгәнташ, romanizedShylgəntash), also known as Kapova Cave (Russian: Капова пещера, romanized: Kopova peshchera), is a limestone karst cave in the Burzyansky District of Bashkortostan, Russia. It is located in the southern Ural Mountains, approximately 200 km (120 mi) south-east of Ufa. Located on the Belaya River in the natural reserve Shulgan-Tash, the cave is best known for the 16,000 years old Upper Paleolithic rock paintings and drawings. It contains the northernmost known ancient paintings.[1]

  1. ^ Whitaker, Alex. "Prehistoric Cave art". ancient-wisdom.com. Retrieved 2017-04-10.

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