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.