Alepotrypa cave

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The Alepotrypa Cave is a Neolithic-period archaeological site on the Mani Peninsula of the Peloponnese in southern Greece. Used for burial and cult purposes, it is one of the largest burial sites ever found in Europe. Two adult human skeletons dubbed "the Embracing Skeletons of Alepotrypa" were found at the site, from a burial dating to the 4th millennium BC; remains from at least 170 separate persons have also been uncovered. The Alepotrypa Cave was also inhabited by early farmers. It is one of the caves of Pyrgos Dirou.

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Cave of Alepotrypa
archaeological site, show cavecaveGreece
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  • Alepotrypa cave
    an archaeological site in the Mani region of the Peloponnese peninsula of Greece
  • Apidima Cave
    cave in Greece
  • Cave of Lakoni
  • Cave Vlychada or Glyfada
  • Diros cave
    cave in Peloponnese, Greece
  • Drakos-Selinitsa system
  • Kalamakia Cave
    Archaeological site in Greece
    TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
    sitecaveAlepotrypa cavearchaeological site, show cave, caveWikidata
    sitecaveApidima Cavearchaeological site, caveWikidata
    sitecaveCave of LakonicaveWikidata
    sitecaveCave Vlychada or GlyfadacaveWikidata
    sitecaveDiros caveshow cave, caveWikidata
    sitecaveDrakos-Selinitsa systemcaveWikidata
    sitecaveKalamakia Cavearchaeological site, caveWikidata