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Megalakkos

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The Megalakkos Cave (Greek: Σπήλαιο Μεγάλακκος) is a cave located north of the village of Kleidonia in the Ioannina regional unit, Greece. It is located on the north bank of the Voidomatis river. The Kleidi Cave is located 500 m west of the Megalakkos cave.

Archeology

English archeological findings that were done between 1983 and 1986 revealed the cave with a height of 2 m, it contained bone, stone, animal and other bones which dates back between 20,000 and 12,000 years ago, they were part of the Paleolithic Era in Greece.

Analogous findings were found by the same archeological team in the neighboring Megalakkos cave.