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Banias Falls Cave

Elevation: 310 m above sea level

Description of the site:

Banias Falls Cave is a small cave with a single space that developed in travertine rock of Pleistocene age (Dan Travertine Fm.). The cave opening is exposed in the cliff of the west bank of Nahal Banias, beneath the entrance booths to the Banias Falls site. The cave opening is on the east side of the space, measures 1.7X0.8 m and is elliptical. The cave space consists of a rounded room measuring 4X3.8 m and 0.8 m high. The space floor is horizontal and covered with a thick accumulation of soil in which are mixed many animal remains, tree branches and many potsherds. It appears that the animal remains were brought up by a bird of prey that nested in the cave in the past (a destroyed nest was found at the cave opening).

On the south side of the cave space there are active cave deposits, including: cave corals, flowstone, soda straws.

Access:

Access to the cave is possible by rappelling from the top of the stream-bank cliff.
No bats were observed in the cave and no guano was seen.

Written by: Boaz Langford

Grid ref. – 213933/293958

Location – Banias Falls