Which prehistoric cave complex on Mount Carmel was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site for preserving over 500,000 years of human evolution, including Neanderthal and early modern human remains?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. The Nahal Me'arot Caves (Wadi el-Mughara)
- Step 1: The Nahal Me'arot caves (Tabun, Jamal, el-Wad, and Skhul) on the western slopes of Mount Carmel provide one of the longest continuous stratigraphic sequences of human cultural evolution.
- Step 2: They contain evidence of both Neanderthals and anatomically modern Homo sapiens living in geographic proximity during the Middle Paleolithic.
Answer
The Nahal Me'arot Caves (Wadi el-Mughara).
Why not the others: Qumran caves preserved Dead Sea Scrolls from the Hellenistic-Roman period; Soreq Cave is a geological karst cave with stalactites discovered in 1968; Malham Cave is an active salt cave at Mount Sodom.
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