Apidima Cave

Apidima Cave is a complex of five caves on the western shore of the Mani Peninsula in southern Greece[1]. Archaeological excavations have yielded both Neanderthal and Homo sapiens fossils, with the sapiens remains representing the earliest evidence of modern humans in Eurasia[1][2].

TypeCave Structures
Period< 4500 BC
CountryGreece
Coordinates36.6615° N, 22.3634° E

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