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Greece
River Cave Aggitis in Greece Among the Most Spectacular in Europe
The Aggitis river cave, is one of the largest and most spectacular river caves in all of Europe, it is located in northern Greece, near the city of Drama.
Archaeology
Amateur Archaeologist Uncovers 20,000 Year-Old Ice Age Writing System
Researchers have discovered that cave paintings were used by Ice Age hunter-gatherers as a means of documenting important information about their surroundings.
Animal reproduction cycles and other information about wild animals were recorded using symbolic marks, which date back to...
Ancient Greece
Alepotrypa Cave in Greece is One of Largest Neolithic Sites in Europe
Alepotrypa Cave, located in the Peloponnese in Greece, is home to one of the largest Neolithic burial sites in Europe.
Located in the rugged area of Mani the cave is part of the Diros cave complex. It was inhabited during...
Archaeology
40,000-Year-Old Neanderthal Cave Chamber Discovered in Gibraltar
Professor Clive Finlayson, an evolutionary biologist who is the director of the Gibraltar National Museum, recently led a team of experts along the shore of the eponymous Rock, finding a Neanderthal cave that was inhabited long ago.
They ended up...
Greece
Exploring Greece’s Oldest Cave on the Island of Antiparos
Antiparos is a small Greek island in the southern Aegean, in the central Cyclades, and it is home to the oldest cave in Europe
Ancient Greece
The Lion’s Den: When Big Cats Roamed the Land in Ancient Greece
Greek scientists believe that a cave near Vravrona, about 40 km (25 miles) east of Athens, was a hideout for lions and panthers which roamed the ancient Greek countryside thousands of years ago.
Fossils belonging to small and large mammals,...
Greece
Drone Captures View of “Black Hole” Cave in Greece’s Mani Peninsula
The "black hole" cave, located in western Mani, is one of the few spots in the rocky area where Greece's scorching sun doesn't beat down.
Greece
Drone Captures View of “Black Hole” Cave in Greece’s Mani Peninsula
The "black hole" cave, located in western Mani, is one of the few spots in the rocky area where Greece's scorching sun doesn't beat down.
Greece
Four Men Found Dead Inside Cave in Greece
Four men were found dead by men of the Special Disaster Management Unit (EMAK) inside a cave in the Loutraki area in Peloponnese on Saturday morning.
Authorities were notified when the wife of one of the men reported her husband missing...
Archaeology
First Known Homo Sapiens Outside Africa Was Greek
A partial skull found in Greece is the earliest evidence of the presence of Homo sapiens outside of Africa, scientists have reported in this week’s International Journal of Science, Nature.
The team of researchers dated the skull to about 210,000...