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Mota Cave

Mota Cave is a cave located in the Gamo Zone of southwestern Ethiopia. The cave is located on the western escarpment of the northern Boreda Gamo Highlands at 1,963 meters above sea level. The cave has experienced periods of occupation from 4520 cal BP to 300 BP. Mota Cave is notable for the discovery of a burial from 4,500 BP that revealed genetic adaptations and migration patterns of the ancestors of people in the area.

Cave data from Wikidata (CC0). Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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