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Keerom Regency, West Papua Province has the potential for archaeological remains in the form of prehistoric caves with remains in the form of rock images and various artifacts.The archaeological remains were first reported by Galis in the Gumamit and Pinfeloe caves in the Web district area, rock drawings on cave walls with lizard and abstract motifs (Galis, 1957in Arifin, 1992).Koyafi (1989) also reports that in the Web and Yaffi Regions there are cave wall paintings and rock cliffs which are relics of the ancestors of the Web people, namely the Emem and Ndra tribes (Fairyo, et al, 2018).The existence of these potential archaeological remains is the background of this research by focusing on studies on the prehistoric site of Beanembala Naguhi Cave 2. Survey and observation methods combined with excavations were applied in this study to determine the characteristics of the site.Obtaining research data in the form of stone artifacts, bone artifacts, human bone fragments, human teeth, and rock images found on the cave walls.Based on the analysis and interpretation of the archaeological remains that have been found, it is concluded that the characteristics of the Beanembala Naguhi 2 Prehistoric site are cave dwellings that also function as burials and are related to religion.Based on the dating analysis, the occupancy at this site comes from the first phase, 5650 ± 30 BP and the second phase 4720 ± 30 BP.
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