Shallow cave-like opening at the base of a bluff or cliff
"Abri" redirects here. For other uses, see Abri (disambiguation).
This article is about the geological formation. For landslip protection, see Rock shed.
For rock face with a slope of more than 90°, see Overhang (rock formation).
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The rock shelter for which Indian Cave State Park is namedRock shelter in the Little Carpathians
A rock shelter (also rockhouse, crepuscular cave, bluff shelter, or abri) is a shallow cave-like opening at the base of a bluff or cliff. In contrast to solutional caves (karst), which are often many miles long or wide, rock shelters are almost always modest in size and extent.
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created roughly between 10,000 and 5,500 years ago, and painted in rockshelters under cliffs or shallow caves, in contrast to the recesses of deep caves...
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equally late in Europe as it is in the Far East. The earliest comes from a rockshelter at Estrecho de Quípar in Spain, dated to greater than 0.9 mya. Teeth...
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