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Sacred Caves

Sacred Caves is a sacred natural site characterized by a subterranean cavity or chamber that holds spiritual, religious, or cultural significance for a community or tradition, often serving as a locus for ritual practice, pilgrimage, or mythological narrative.

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178

Authors

85

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2017–2026

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Publications

75

Sacred darkness: a global perspective on the ritual use of caves

Choice Reviews Online · 2013 · 172 citations

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Radiocarbon Dating of Scrolls and Linen Fragments from the Judean Desert

A. J. T. Jull, Douglas J. Donahue, Magen Broshi et al. · Radiocarbon · 1995 · 109 citations · Full text

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The building of the church of St Sophia in Kiev

Andrzej Poppe · Journal of Medieval History · 1981 · 97 citations

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An Interpretation of the Cave underneath the Pyramid of the Sun in Teotihuacan, Mexico

Doris Heyden · American Antiquity · 1975 · 94 citations

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The Tabon Caves. By Robert B. Fox. Manila: Monograph of the National Museum, No. 1, 1970. xiii, 197 pp. Appendix, References, Tables, Illustrations, n.p.l.

Wilhelm G. Solheim · The Journal of Asian Studies · 1972 · 85 citations

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Authors

178

  1. ET
    Emanuel Tov

    Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel

    2 publications · 142 citations

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  2. JE
    James E. Brady

    California State University Los Angeles, United States

    2 publications · 41 citations

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  3. KM
    Keith M. Prufer

    University of New Mexico, United States

    2 publications · 54 citations

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  4. PF
    Paul F. Healy

    Trent University, Canada

    1 publications · 18 citations

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  5. NP
    Norma Prendergast

    1 publications · 27 citations

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Institutions

85

  1. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    3 h-index

    19 publications

    642 citations

  2. University of Arizona

    Tucson, United States

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    306 citations

  3. University of Haifa

    Haifa, Israel

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    95 citations

  4. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

    Jerusalem, Israel

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    166 citations

  5. Préhistoire et Technologie

    Nanterre, France

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    103 citations

  6. Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University

    Aurangabad, India

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    40 citations

  7. Tel Aviv University

    Tel Aviv, Israel

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    131 citations

  8. University of New Mexico

    Albuquerque, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    82 citations

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Venues

  1. Dead Sea Discoveries

    5 publications · 131 citations

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  2. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 5 publications · 334 citations

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  3. Journal of Human Evolution

    JHE · 3 publications · 80 citations

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  4. Oryx

    2 publications · 73 citations

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  5. The South African Archaeological Bulletin

    2 publications · 43 citations

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