Chertovy Vorota Cave
Chertovy Vorota Cave, also known as Devil's Gate Cave is a Neolithic archaeological site located in the Sikhote-Alin mountains, about 12 km (7 mi) from the town of Dalnegorsk in Primorsky Krai, Russia. The karst cave is located on a limestone cliff and lies about 35 m (115 ft) above the Krivaya River, a tributary of the Rudnaya River, below. Chertovy Vorota provides secure evidence for some of the oldest surviving textiles found in the archaeological record.
Пещера Чертовы Ворота | |
Shown within Primorsky Krai Chertovy Vorota Cave (Far Eastern Federal District) Chertovy Vorota Cave (Russia) | |
| Alternative name | Devil’s Gate Cave |
|---|---|
| Location | Primorsky Krai, Russia |
| Region | Sikhote-Alin |
| Coordinates | 44°29′N 135°23′E |
| Altitude | 660 m (2,165 ft) |
| Type | karst cave |
| Length | 132 m (433 ft) |
| Width | 10 m (33 ft) |
| Area | 730 m2 (7,858 sq ft) |
| Volume | 2,950 m3 (104,178 cu ft) |
| Height | 16 m (52 ft) |
| History | |
| Founded | ca. 9,400 BP |
| Abandoned | ca. 7,200 BP |
| Periods | Neolithic |
| Cultures | Rudninskaya (Rudnaya) culture |
| Site notes | |
| Excavation dates | 1973 |
| Archaeologists | Zhanna Vasilievna Andreeva |
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