Alepotrypa Cave

Alepotrypa Cave
George Fournaris · CC BY-SA 4.0

Alepotrypa Cave is a major Neolithic site on the Mani Peninsula, Peloponnese, Greece, stretching 300 meters with six chambers ending in an underground lake [1]. Used from roughly 6000 to 3200 BC for habitation, burial, and ritual, it contains remains of at least 170 individuals [1]. Notable finds include rare silver jewelry, Melian obsidian blades, painted pottery, and the famous "Embracing Skeletons" dating to the 4th millennium BC [1][2]. It is one of the largest Neolithic burial sites in Europe [1].

TypeCave Structures
Period4500 - 3000 BC
CountryGreece
Coordinates36.6382° N, 22.3807° E

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