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Megalakkos

Coordinates: 39°58′51″N 20°40′2″E / 39.98083°N 20.66722°E / 39.98083; 20.66722
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Megalakkos Cave
Σπήλαιο Μεγάλακκος
Megalakkos Cave
Megalakkos Cave
location in Greece
Locationnorth of Kleidonia
RegionIoannina regional unit, northwestern Greece
Coordinates39°58′51″N 20°40′2″E / 39.98083°N 20.66722°E / 39.98083; 20.66722

The Megalakkos (Greek: Σπήλαιο Μεγάλακκος, Spelaio Megalokkos) is a rock shelter located north of the village of Kleidonia in the Ioannina regional unit and around 500 m (1,600 ft) east of the Kleidi Cave, northwestern Greece. It sits atop the northern bank of the Voidomatis river valley.

Archaeology

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Archaeological excavations that were undertaken by a British team between 1983 and 1986 revealed the cave with a height of 2 m (6.6 ft), it contained artefacts, stone tools, faunal remains and other fossils, that were dated back to the Palaeolithic and the Epigravettian culture between 20,000 and 12,000 years ago.[1][2] Analogous discoveries were made by the same research team in the neighbouring Kleidi Cave.

Further reading

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  • Geoff Bailey (ed) 1997. Klithi: Palaeolithic Settlement and Quaternary Landscapes in North-west Greece, Cambridge: Macdonald Institute for Archaeological Research, 2 vols.

References

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  1. ^ Woodward, Jamie (7 May 2009). The Physical Geography of the Mediterranean. ISBN 9780191608414. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
  2. ^ KATERINA HARVATI, ELENI PANAGOPOULOU, AND CURTIS RUNNELS. "The Paleoanthropology of Greece". Academia. Retrieved February 22, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)