Apidima Cave

Apidima Cave is a complex of five caves located on the western shore of Mani Peninsula in southern Greece [1]. The scientific research programme at Apidima began in 1978 and is being conducted by the National Archaeological Museum of Greece in collaboration with the Laboratory of Historical Geology-Palaeontology of Athens University [1]. Researchers uncovered two significant fossils in Apidima Cave "A" in 1978 [1]. The two fossils are now referred to as Apidima 1 and Apidima 2 [1]. Research published in July 2019 indicates that the Apidima 2 skull fragment has Neanderthal morphology, and using uranium-thorium dating, was found to be more than 170,000 years old [1]. The Apidima 1 skull fossil was found to be older, dated—using the same method—to more than 210,000 years old [1].