# Canonical recap data for Skhul Cave Burial Rituals (9000)
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slug: skhul-cave-burial
canonicalUrl: "https://recap.at/9000/skhul-cave-burial"
title: Skhul Cave Burial Rituals
subtitle: Evidence of elaborate ceremonial burial practices and possible inter-group gatherings in Paleolithic Levant indicates early complex social rituals.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 9000-01-01
datePrecision: year
year: 9000
decade: 9000
country:
name: Israel
slug: israel
summaryShort: Skhul Cave or Me'arat HaGedi is a prehistoric archaeological site situated about 20 kilometres south of the city of Haifa, Israel, and about 3 km (1.9 mi) from the Mediterranean Sea.
summaryLong: Skhul Cave or Me'arat HaGedi is a prehistoric archaeological site situated about 20 kilometres south of the city of Haifa, Israel, and about 3 km (1.9 mi) from the Mediterranean Sea.
heroImageUrl: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Skhul_Cave_2018_%284%29.jpg/1280px-Skhul_Cave_2018_%284%29.jpg"
heroImageCredit: Wikipedia · "Skhul Cave"
importance: 70
sourceConfidence: 75
keyFacts: []
timeline: []
sources:
- url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skhul_Cave"
  title: Skhul Cave
  provider: Wikipedia
related: []
categories:
- festival
metaDescription: "Skhul Cave or Me'arat HaGedi is a prehistoric archaeological site situated about 20 kilometres south of the city of Haifa, Israel, and about 3 km (1.9 mi) from "
wikidataQid: Q287341
archiveSnapshots:
- url: "https://web.archive.org/web/20260528144830/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skhul_Cave"
  capturedAt: 2026-05-28
  label: Skhul Cave
  originalUrl: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skhul_Cave"
