The Caves of Nahal Me’arot / Wadi el-Mughara ("Caves Creek"), named here by the Hebrew and Arabic name of the valley where they are located, are a UNESCO Site of Human Evolution in the Carmel mountain range near Haifa in northern Israel.

[1][2] The four UNESCO-listed caves are: The four caves were proclaimed a site of "outstanding universal value" by UNESCO[1] in 2012.

They are protected within a nature reserve.

[2] The caves were used for habitation by hominins and prehistoric humans and contain unique evidence of very early burials, at the archaeological site of el-Wad cave in the Nahal Me'arot Nature Reserve.