Vindija Cave
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Vindija Cave is a Paleolithic archaeological site in northern Croatia renowned for its well-preserved Neanderthal remains that were crucial for sequencing the Neanderthal genome.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vindija Cave canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Vindija Cave Context triple: [Neanderthal genome, basedOnSpecimensFrom, Vindija Cave]
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A.
Franchthi Cave
Franchthi Cave is a major prehistoric archaeological site in Greece that preserves one of the longest continuous records of human occupation in the Aegean, from the Paleolithic through the Neolithic periods.
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B.
Manita peć cave
Manita peć cave is a notable show cave in Croatia’s Velebit mountain range, famed for its impressive speleothems and guided tourist visits within Paklenica National Park.
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C.
Vilenica Cave
Vilenica Cave is a famous show cave and one of the oldest tourist caves in Europe, located in the karst region of southwestern Slovenia.
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D.
Sirgenstein cave
Sirgenstein cave is a Paleolithic archaeological site in the Swabian Jura of southwestern Germany, known for important early human and Ice Age fauna remains.
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E.
Vogelherd Cave
Vogelherd Cave is a Paleolithic archaeological site in Germany renowned for its exceptionally early and finely crafted Ice Age ivory figurines.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Vindija Cave Target entity description: Vindija Cave is a Paleolithic archaeological site in northern Croatia renowned for its well-preserved Neanderthal remains that were crucial for sequencing the Neanderthal genome.
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A.
Franchthi Cave
Franchthi Cave is a major prehistoric archaeological site in Greece that preserves one of the longest continuous records of human occupation in the Aegean, from the Paleolithic through the Neolithic periods.
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B.
Manita peć cave
Manita peć cave is a notable show cave in Croatia’s Velebit mountain range, famed for its impressive speleothems and guided tourist visits within Paklenica National Park.
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C.
Vilenica Cave
Vilenica Cave is a famous show cave and one of the oldest tourist caves in Europe, located in the karst region of southwestern Slovenia.
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D.
Sirgenstein cave
Sirgenstein cave is a Paleolithic archaeological site in the Swabian Jura of southwestern Germany, known for important early human and Ice Age fauna remains.
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E.
Vogelherd Cave
Vogelherd Cave is a Paleolithic archaeological site in Germany renowned for its exceptionally early and finely crafted Ice Age ivory figurines.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Paleolithic site
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ cave ⓘ |
| archaeologicalPeriod |
Middle Paleolithic
ⓘ
Upper Paleolithic ⓘ
linked to:
Upper Palaeolithic
|
| associatedWithResearchInstitution | Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology ⓘ |
| associatedWithScientist | Svante Pääbo ⓘ |
| containsFossil |
Homo sapiens
ⓘ
Neanderthal ⓘ
linked to:
Neanderthals
|
| containsRemainsOf |
Pleistocene fauna
ⓘ
cave bear ⓘ fox ⓘ large herbivores ⓘ wolf ⓘ |
| country | Croatia ⓘ |
| discovered | 1920s ⓘ |
| excavatedBy |
Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts
ⓘ
Mirko Malez ⓘ |
| firstMajorExcavations | 1970s ⓘ |
| geologicalFormation | limestone cave ⓘ |
| hasApproximateDateRange | about 150000 to 10000 years ago ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalCulture |
Aurignacian
ⓘ
Gravettian ⓘ Mousterian ⓘ
linked to:
Mousterian stone tool industry
|
| hasDating | Late Pleistocene ⓘ |
| hasGeologicalAge |
Pleistocene
ⓘ
linked to:
Pleistocene epoch
|
| hasKeySpecimen |
Vindija Neanderthal Vi-33.16
ⓘ
linked to:
Vindija Neanderthal Vi-80
Vindija Neanderthal Vi-33.25 ⓘ
linked to:
Vindija Neanderthal Vi-80
Vindija Neanderthal Vi-33.26 ⓘ
linked to:
Vindija Neanderthal Vi-80
Vindija Neanderthal Vi-80 ⓘ |
| hasProtectionStatus | protected paleontological site of Croatia ⓘ |
| hasStratigraphicUnit |
G1 Neanderthal horizon
ⓘ
G1 layer ⓘ G2 layer ⓘ G3 layer ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Late Pleistocene hominin fossils
ⓘ
Mousterian archaeological layers ⓘ Neanderthal remains ⓘ Upper Paleolithic archaeological layers ⓘ contribution to Neanderthal genome sequencing ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Varaždin County
ⓘ
northern Croatia ⓘ northwestern Croatia ⓘ
linked to:
western Croatia
|
| locatedNear | Donja Voća ⓘ |
| partOf | Vinec Valley ⓘ |
| providedDNAFor |
draft Neanderthal genome
ⓘ
high-coverage Neanderthal genome sequence ⓘ |
| usedAs |
prehistoric animal den
ⓘ
prehistoric habitation site ⓘ |
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