Nature / Cave
Palanlı Cave
Merkez, Adıyaman
A cave on a registered archaeological site, thought to have been used about 40,000 years ago, with a Paleolithic animal figure visible on its wall.
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Its story
The cave in the village of Palanlı, on the Adıyaman–Çelikhan–Malatya road about 10 km north of Adıyaman, is thought, based on the finds, to have been used around 40,000 BC and is counted among the oldest traces of settlement in Anatolia. A figure of a deer (a goat, according to some sources) drawn in simple contour lines can still be made out on its wall. The cave is a registered archaeological site; it is a small-scale but important stop for prehistoric art.
Key facts
- Period
- Paleolithic (~40,000 BC)
- Admission
- Free
- Getting there
- Palanlı village, Adıyaman–Çelikhan road
- Visit duration
- 30 minutes
Trip purpose
- Free
- Quiet
Location
37.82529, 38.30363
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Source: Web derlemesi (doğrulanmalı): https://adiyaman.ktb.gov.tr/TR-61374/antik-kent-kaya-mezarlari-ve-magaralar.html | https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/7948515618