Chevé Cave - Wikipedia

Chevé Cave (/ˈtʃeɪveɪ/ CHAY-vay; Spanish: Cueva Chevé, Sistema Chevé) is a deep cave located in the Sierra Juárez mountain range in the southern Mexico ... ChevéCave FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia Jumptonavigation Jumptosearch ChevéCaveLocationSierraJuárez,Oaxaca,MexicoCoordinates17°51′52″N96°47′40″W/17.864336°N96.794342°W/17.864336;-96.794342Coordinates:17°51′52″N96°47′40″W/17.864336°N96.794342°W/17.864336;-96.794342Dimensions1,536metres(5,039 ft)deep.76,735metres(47.681 mi)totallength.[1] ChevéCave(/ˈtʃeɪveɪ/CHAY-vay;Spanish:CuevaChevé,SistemaChevé)isadeepcavelocatedintheSierraJuárezmountainrangeinthesouthernMexicostateofOaxaca.Asof2021,itsdeepestpointhasbeenmeasuredat1,536metres(5,039 ft)deep,makingittheseconddeepestknowncaverninMexicoandtheAmericas,aswellastheworld’s11thdeepestcave.[2]Themaincaveapparentlyendsinaterminalsump. Asof2021[update],thepresentlimitofexplorationinChevé,at11.77kilometersfromthenearestentrance,[1]representsoneofthemostremotelocationseverattainedinsideanycaveonEarth.Thelogisticsofreachingthispointareenormous:morethantwokilometersofropeneedtoberiggedandsevenundergroundcampsestablished.[3][1]Chevéisthedeepestprovenfreshwaterhydrologicalsystemintheworld.[4]TemperaturesinChevéaremoderate,rangingfrom8to11 °C(46to52 °F).IthasbeenmostthoroughlyexploredundertheleadershipofcaverBillStone.[5] Contents 1Explorationhistory 2Archaeology 3Seealso 4References 5Externallinks Explorationhistory[edit] ChevéCavewasdiscoveredinthemid-1980sbyBillFarrandCarolVesely.Sincethenithasbeenpushedtothedepthof1,484metres(4,869 ft),makingittheseconddeepestcaveintheAmericas.Asof2015thecavesystemhadthegreatestprovendepthpotentialintheworldasprovenbyadyetracefromitsmainentrancetotheresurgence2,547meterslower.TheterminusofthemainChevésystemisalargebreakdownpilereachedafterdivingthroughtwosumps.Itisjustover9kilometersfromtheentrance,makingitoneofthemostremoteundergroundlocationsonearth.Duetothelogisticaldifficultiesofcontinuingexplorationfromthispoint,expeditionsarefocusingonfindingmid-wayentrancesthatmightprovideaquickerrouteintothemiddleChevésystem.[6] OnMarch1,1991,Indianacaver,ChristopherYeager,madeafatalmistakewhilerappellingthe23-meterdropinChevéCave.[7]Elevendaysaftertheaccident,Yeagerwasburiedinapassagenearwherehefell.[8]OnFebruary8,1992,almostayearafterhisdeath,ateamofYeager’scavingfriendsusedropesandpulleystopullhisbodytothesurfacewhichwasreturnedtohisfamilyinIndiana.[9] In2004,aninternationalcavingexpeditionledbytheU.S.DeepCavingTeamdiscoveredanewcavetheynamedJ2.TheentranceofJ2located5kilometersnortheastoftheChevéCaveentrance.J2appearstoheadinthedirectionofChevéCave,withapredictedintersectionbeyondthetunnelcollapsethatstoppedtheteamin2003.CurrentexpeditionsareunderwaytofindaconnectionbetweenJ2andChevéCave,whichwillproduceacavesystemmorethan2kilometersindepth.Theintegrationoftheentiresystemwillproducea2,597meterdeepcaveandwouldrepresentthedeepestcaveintheworld.[10][11] Duringtheyears2017,2018and2019ChevéCavereached55kilometersinlengthandadepthof1,524meterscomparedtothePalomitascaveentrance[12] In2021,anentirenewsectionofthecavewasdiscovered,increasingitsknownlengthto76,735metersanditsdepthto1,536meters.[1] The2022TVfilm"Explorer:theDeepestCave"documentsthefurtherexplorationofthecavein2021asitwastakingplacehttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt18225736/andhttps://www.natgeotv.com/asia/explorer-the-deepest-cave Archaeology[edit] Pre-HispanicpeoplesusedChevéCavefortheirceremonialpractices.IntheCuicatecregion,mostbeliefsfocusonamysticalfigurecalledSeñordelCerro("LordoftheHill")whodwellsinChevéandcuressoulsissaidtoresidethere.NumerousCuicatecartifactshavebeenfoundwithinitspassages.OnJanuary24and25,1988,theChevéArchaeologicalProject(CAP)ledbyAmericanarchaeologistJanetFitzsimmonsincooperationwitharchaeologistsfromtheInstitutoNacionaldeAntropologíaeHistoria(INAH)Oaxacadivision,explored,recordedandmappedportionsofthecave.Theydiscoveredimpressivejadebeads,awoodenmask,insituvessels,buriedhumanremainsandobsidianblades,believedtohavebeenusedinbloodlettingceremonies.ThegreatestfindofthesurveywasaturquoisemosaictabletthatwasdiscoveredinChamber1ofthecave,namedtheCuevaChevéTablet.ThetabletdatestotheLatePostclassicPeriod(1250–1500AD).Onequadrantpatternincludesabattlescenewithwinnersandlosers.ThecavewasalsolikelyusedfromtheClassicPeriod(250–750AD),andevidencethatthecavecontinuestobeusedceremoniallytodaybythelocalCuicatecs.[13] Inthespringof1990and1991,threearchaeologicalchambersinthecavewereexcavatedbyateamofspeleologistsandarchaeologistsfromtheInstitutoNacionaldeAntropologíaeHistoria(INAH).ChevéCavequicklygainednotorietyasthedeepestcaveintheAmericasandfoottraffictothecaveincreasedsignificantly.AdecisionwasmadetotaketheartifactstotheOaxacaRegionalMuseumofINAHsotheywerenotlootedandtopreventfurtherhumiditydamage.[14] Seealso[edit] KruberaCave ListofCaves ListofcavesinMexico Listofdeepestcaves References[edit] ^abcdStone,Bill(12June2021)."2021SistemaCheveExpedition:InitialReport"(PDF).Retrieved18July2021. ^Gulden,Bob."World'sDeepestCaves".NSSGeo2.Retrieved23February2015. ^"2013J2Expedition".14March2013.Retrieved21February2015. ^Frederick,Donald(19October1992)."ExploringSistemaCheve:MoreThanRecordsatStake".ObserverReporter.Retrieved22February2015. ^Zasky,Jason(July2010)."TotheSupercave".FailureMagazine.Retrieved22February2015. ^Covington,Matt."SistemaCheve".www.speleophysics.com.Retrieved22February2015. ^Taber,James."BlindDescent:IntotheDeepestCavesonEarth".npr.org.Retrieved22February2015. ^Tapie,Mauricio."ElSistemaCheve,unodelossystemsdecavernsmaxprofundasdelmundo(Oaxaca)".Retrieved21February2015. ^"BodyofCaverWhoDiedMarch1,PulledtotheSurface".OrlandoSentinel.February17,1992.Retrieved22February2015. ^Lillestolen,Jon."2009J2Expedition".usdct.org.Retrieved22February2015. ^"2013J2Expedition".usdct.org. ^"2021SistemaCheveExpedition".usdct.org. ^Fitzsimmons,Janet."CaveRitualsinOaxaca,Mexico"(PDF).cavetexas.org.Retrieved22February2015. ^Janet,Fitzsimmons(1997)."CuevaCheveTablet"(PDF).JournalofCaveandKarstStudies.Retrieved22February2015. 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