Cocev Kamen

Cocev Kamen (Macedonian: Цоцев Камен) is a hilltop cave site of volcanic origin near Kratovo in north-eastern North Macedonia. Objects discovered near the cave suggest human presence since the Paleolithic [1]. The site served as a gathering point for sacrificial rituals from the Neolithic, during the Bronze Age, throughout antiquity until the Middle Ages, as evidenced by an abundance of pottery shards, stone (flint) tools, and bone fragments [1]. Several caves and rock shelters are decorated with red figurative art, and comparison with similar sites in Bulgaria and Italy suggests the paintings are prehistoric [1].