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Potok Cave

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Potok Cave Potočka zijalka (Slovenia)
Potok Cave Potočka zijalka (Slovenia)

Potok Cave (Slovene: Potočka zijalka or Potočka zijavka) is a cave in northern Slovenia, declared a high-elevation archaeological and paleontological site, occupied approximately 35,000 years BP (before present) by anatomically modern humans of the Aurignacian culture during the Upper Paleolithic. The cave is named after the Potok Farm in Podolševa. The Slovene term zijalka or zijavka refers to a flat-bottomed cave with a gaping mouth on a cliff face. Systematic excavations were carried out from 1928 through 1935 by Slovenian archaeologist Srečko Brodar.

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Potok Cave Potočka zijalka (Slovenia)
Potok Cave Potočka zijalka (Slovenia)
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