Cave Name:  Dead Gibnut Skull Cave


Alternate Names: Sleeping Dead Gibnut Cave, Dead Gibnut
District: Toledo
Area:  Rio Grande, (SE of Cumbres)

Location:             Co-ordinates logged with the Belize Institute of Archaeology
Altitude:
Length:  approx 200m
Depth: 

History of exploration:
1980's Explored by Tom Miller

Description:
Entrance along the trail, with a sloping mud floor leading down to a section of dry fossil passage about 200m long with many bats, and the skull of a 'giant' Gibnut.

Cultural:
Details on archaeology and cultural remains are available from the IA.

Survey:
None available

Links:

References:
SWCC Belize Report. (2008).
Miller, T. (2008). Personal communication, email describing exploration around Rio Grande area.