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A cave is usually considered to be any naturally formed underground cavity big enough to enter. The term cave is usually used for horizontal passages and where vertical passages are found, the term pothole is more common. A cavern is another term for a cave, but is usually reserved for large chambers. The study of caves is speleology.
This name is derived from two Mayan words, LOL (flower) and TUN (stone). Located in the hilly Puuc region, 66 miles from Merida, in Mexico, these are the largest caves on the peninsula. They are also the ones that are the most studied. Evidence has been found here of human contact going back 7,000 years. Mammoth bones have been found in the caves, along with fresco paintings on the walls, "hands in negative", faces, animals, grecos and decorative figures.
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Loltun Cave Photo Archive
Owned and Maintained
by David R. Hixson
Department of Anthropology
Tulane University
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“The trail begins at the entrance to Nahkab or the beehive, where the famous bas-relief known as the Warrior of Loltun is found.”
