Kapowa cave
The Kapowa Cave ( Russian Капова пещера ) is located in the southern Urals in the north of the Shulgan-Tash nature reserve , not far from the village of Kutanovo on the banks of the Belaya . She is known for her cave paintings and drawings that are up to 16,000 years old . The cave is therefore a destination for many tourists, especially from Russia itself.
The Ignatievka Cave is around 120 km away .
Coordinates: 53 ° 1 ′ 32.7 ″ N , 57 ° 2 ′ 17.9 ″ E
literature
- Vjaceslav E. Scelinskij, Vladimir N. Sirokov: Cave painting in the Urals . Jan Thorbecke Verlag, Stuttgart 1999. ISBN 3-7995-9004-8
- Evgeny Pospelow: Geografitscheskie naswanija Rossii . AST, 2008, p. 217. ISBN 978-5-17-054966-5 . (Russian)
Web links
- Article Kapowa Cave in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia (BSE) , 3rd edition 1969–1978 (Russian)