rock shelter
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The remains were excavated from a rock shelter near present-day Bogotá and date back roughly 5,500 years.
From Science Daily • Jan. 26, 2026
The rock was discovered in the San Lázaro rock shelter in Segovia, Spain.
From BBC • May 27, 2025
The blast on Aug. 6 led to the fall of a Pilbara scrub tree and one square metre of rock from the overhang of a rock shelter estimated to have been inhabited for 40,000-50,000 years.
From Reuters • Oct. 3, 2023
The ornaments were discovered about 30 years ago at a rock shelter called Santa Elina in central Brazil.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 11, 2023
At a Brazilian rock shelter named Pedra Furada, archaeologists found cave paintings undoubtedly made by humans.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
