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The cave is located on the north east side of a limestone rock formation a hill 3 km south of the town of Kalambaka in Thessaly, central Greece (21 °40′ 46′′ E, 39° 40′ 51′′N). The formation of the limestone rock has been dated to the Upper Cretaceous period, 135 – 65 million years BP <ref>Ardaens E. 1978. Geologie de la chaine du Vardussia, comparaison avec le massif du Koziakas (Grèce Con- tinentale) . Th è se 3 è me cycle. Lille, France. In French</ref><ref>Karkanas P. 1999. Lithostratigraphy and micromorphology of Theopetra cave deposits, Thessaly, Greece: some preliminary results. British School at Athens Studies 3:240 – 51.</ref>. The excavations began in 1987 under the direction of N Kyparissi-Apostolika, which were meant to give some answers to the mystery of Paleolithic Thessaly. The radiocarbon evidence shows for human presence at least 50,000 years ago<ref>{{cite web|title=THE CAVE OF THEOPETRA, KALAMBAKA: RADIOCARBON EVIDENCE FOR 50,000 YEARS OF HUMAN PRESENCE|url=http://www.ims.demokritos.gr/archae/Publications_pdf/Theopetra_Radiocarbon.pdf}}</ref>.
The cave is located on the north east side of a limestone rock formation a hill 3 km south of the town of Kalambaka in Thessaly, central Greece (21 °40′ 46′′ E, 39° 40′ 51′′N). The formation of the limestone rock has been dated to the Upper Cretaceous period, 135 – 65 million years BP <ref>Ardaens E. 1978. Geologie de la chaine du Vardussia, comparaison avec le massif du Koziakas (Grèce Con- tinentale) . Th è se 3 è me cycle. Lille, France. In French</ref><ref>Karkanas P. 1999. Lithostratigraphy and micromorphology of Theopetra cave deposits, Thessaly, Greece: some preliminary results. British School at Athens Studies 3:240 – 51.</ref>. The excavations began in 1987 under the direction of N Kyparissi-Apostolika, which were meant to give some answers to the mystery of Paleolithic Thessaly. The radiocarbon evidence shows for human presence at least 50,000 years ago<ref>{{cite web|title=THE CAVE OF THEOPETRA, KALAMBAKA: RADIOCARBON EVIDENCE FOR 50,000 YEARS OF HUMAN PRESENCE|url=http://www.ims.demokritos.gr/archae/Publications_pdf/Theopetra_Radiocarbon.pdf}}</ref>.


Theopetra Cave contains one of the longest archaeological sequences in Greece, comprising Middle and Upper Palaeolithic as well as Mesolithic and Neolithic cultural remains <ref>Kyparissi-Apostolika N. (1998). The significance of theopetra cave for greek prehistory. Préhistoire d' Anatolie Genèse De Deux Mondes, , 241-252.</ref><ref>Kyparissi-Apostolika N. (1999). The palaeolithic deposits of theopetra cave in thessaly (greece). The Palaeolithic Archaeology of Greece and Adjacent Areas, , 232-239.</ref><ref>Panagopoulou E. (1999). The theopetra middle palaeolithic assemblages: Their relevance to the middle palaeolithic of greece and adjacent areas. Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on the Palaeolithic of Greece and Adjacent Areas (ICOPAG), BSA Studies, , 252-265.</ref>
Theopetra Cave contains one of the longest archaeological sequences in Greece, comprising Middle and Upper Palaeolithic as well as Mesolithic and Neolithic cultural remains <ref>Kyparissi-Apostolika N. (1998). The significance of theopetra cave for greek prehistory. Préhistoire d' Anatolie Genèse De Deux Mondes, , 241-252.</ref><ref>Kyparissi-Apostolika N. (1999). The palaeolithic deposits of theopetra cave in thessaly (greece). The Palaeolithic Archaeology of Greece and Adjacent Areas, , 232-239.</ref><ref>Panagopoulou E. (1999). The theopetra middle palaeolithic assemblages: Their relevance to the middle palaeolithic of greece and adjacent areas. Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on the Palaeolithic of Greece and Adjacent Areas (ICOPAG), BSA Studies, , 252-265.</ref>. The records has shown important palaeoenvironmental data based on sedimentary features and botanical remains<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Tsartsidou|first1=Georgia|last2=Karkanas|first2=Panagiotis|last3=Marshall|first3=Gilbert|last4=Kyparissi-Apostolika|first4=Nina|title=Palaeoenvironmental reconstruction and flora exploitation at the Palaeolithic cave of Theopetra, central Greece: the evidence from phytolith analysis|journal=Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences|date=13 March 2014|volume=7|issue=2|pages=169–185|doi=10.1007/s12520-014-0183-6|url=https://www.dropbox.com/s/7p6s15u9897er74/art%253A10.1007%252Fs12520-014-0183-6.pdf?dl=0}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

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LocationGreece, Thessaly
Coordinates39°24′18″N 21°24′17″E / 39.4051°N 21.4046°E / 39.4051; 21.4046
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The Theopetra caveis located in Thessaly,of central Greece. on the northeast side of a limestone rock formation, 3 km south of Kalambaka (21 ° 40 ′ 46 ′′ E, 39 ° 40 ′ 51 ′′ N).

Description

The cave is located on the north east side of a limestone rock formation a hill 3 km south of the town of Kalambaka in Thessaly, central Greece (21 °40′ 46′′ E, 39° 40′ 51′′N). The formation of the limestone rock has been dated to the Upper Cretaceous period, 135 – 65 million years BP [2][3]. The excavations began in 1987 under the direction of N Kyparissi-Apostolika, which were meant to give some answers to the mystery of Paleolithic Thessaly. The radiocarbon evidence shows for human presence at least 50,000 years ago[4].

Theopetra Cave contains one of the longest archaeological sequences in Greece, comprising Middle and Upper Palaeolithic as well as Mesolithic and Neolithic cultural remains [5][6][7]. The records has shown important palaeoenvironmental data based on sedimentary features and botanical remains[8]

References

  1. ^ Karkanas, Panagiotis; White, Dustin; Lane, Christine S.; Stringer, Chris; Davies, William; Cullen, Victoria L.; Smith, Victoria C.; Ntinou, Maria; Tsartsidou, Georgia; Kyparissi-Apostolika, Nina (June 2015). "Tephra correlations and climatic events between the MIS6/5 transition and the beginning of MIS3 in Theopetra Cave, central Greece" (PDF). Quaternary Science Reviews. 118: 170–181. doi:10.1016/j.quascirev.2014.05.027.
  2. ^ Ardaens E. 1978. Geologie de la chaine du Vardussia, comparaison avec le massif du Koziakas (Grèce Con- tinentale) . Th è se 3 è me cycle. Lille, France. In French
  3. ^ Karkanas P. 1999. Lithostratigraphy and micromorphology of Theopetra cave deposits, Thessaly, Greece: some preliminary results. British School at Athens Studies 3:240 – 51.
  4. ^ "THE CAVE OF THEOPETRA, KALAMBAKA: RADIOCARBON EVIDENCE FOR 50,000 YEARS OF HUMAN PRESENCE" (PDF).
  5. ^ Kyparissi-Apostolika N. (1998). The significance of theopetra cave for greek prehistory. Préhistoire d' Anatolie Genèse De Deux Mondes, , 241-252.
  6. ^ Kyparissi-Apostolika N. (1999). The palaeolithic deposits of theopetra cave in thessaly (greece). The Palaeolithic Archaeology of Greece and Adjacent Areas, , 232-239.
  7. ^ Panagopoulou E. (1999). The theopetra middle palaeolithic assemblages: Their relevance to the middle palaeolithic of greece and adjacent areas. Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on the Palaeolithic of Greece and Adjacent Areas (ICOPAG), BSA Studies, , 252-265.
  8. ^ Tsartsidou, Georgia; Karkanas, Panagiotis; Marshall, Gilbert; Kyparissi-Apostolika, Nina (13 March 2014). "Palaeoenvironmental reconstruction and flora exploitation at the Palaeolithic cave of Theopetra, central Greece: the evidence from phytolith analysis" (PDF). Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences. 7 (2): 169–185. doi:10.1007/s12520-014-0183-6.

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