מערת הנמרים, Natural cave in Judea, West Bank
This cave extends through limestone rock for nearly 170 meters and features multiple openings on the northern side of a canyon. Inside, visitors find several chambers with floor layers that hold traces of earlier inhabitants' activities and daily life.
The cave came to light in 1985 when a herder followed tracks of a large predator to its entrance. Scientific work afterward revealed that people occupied and used this space during several different periods spanning thousands of years.
The name references big cats that once inhabited this region and left their mark on local memory. Visitors can sense how the cave served as a shelter and workspace for people across many centuries when they walk through the chambers.
Access requires advance permission and coordination with local authorities because of the area's restrictions. Visitors should plan for guided assistance and bring proper equipment to navigate safely through the chambers.
Excavations uncovered an unusual range of stone tools, pottery pieces, and other objects left by people from the Middle Bronze Age through the Mamluk era. The layered deposits show that different generations kept returning to the same location over thousands of years.
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