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Blombos Cave

archaeological site in Western Cape, South Africa
Place Cave With Prehistoric Art Q884971

Facts

4 properties

Identity

Instance of
cave with prehistoric art, archaeological site, cave[3][4]

Location

Country
South Africa[2]
Coordinate location
🗺️ -34.414°, 21.223°[5]
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Coordinates
🗺️ -34.414°, 21.223°
🏷️ Also known as
en Blombos Cave ar كهف بلومبوس cs Blombos cs Jeskyně Blombos de Blombos-Höhle el Σπήλαιο Μπλόμπος es Cueva de Blombos es Blombos Cave fa غار بلومبوس fi Blombosluola he מערת בלומבוס ja ボロンボス洞窟 ja ブロンボス洞窟 nl Blombosgrot nl Blombos Grot pl Jaskinia Blombos pt Caverna Blombos ru Бломбос ru Пещера Бломбос sv Blombosgrottan
🔖 Identifiers · 12
VIAF cluster ID
315165517
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Blombos.jpg ↗
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
topic/Blombos-Cave
Freebase ID
/m/08vg0f
GNS Unique Feature ID
-1211931
GeoNames ID
1018620
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
cova-de-blombos
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0281750
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Blombos
OpenStreetMap node ID
2280259004
SAHRA heritage site ID
920790008
Topic's main category
Category:Blombos Cave
📚 Sources · 1
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Africa/Johannesburg 2026-09-26 S/FRM · ZA GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) as of 2026-09-26
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Edition
20260926 · as of 2026-09-26
Licence
CC BY 4.0
Credit
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🔗 Connections
Instance of 2
cave, archaeological site
Country 1
South Africa
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Ute Frevert
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Summary

Blombos Cave is a cave with prehistoric art[1].

Related Entities

South Africa

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . An abstract drawing from the 73,000-year-old levels at Blombos Cave, South Africa. wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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