Theopetra Cave
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| Location | Thessaly, Greece |
| Coordinates | 39°24′18″N 21°24′17″E / 39.4051°N 21.4046°E |
| Elevation | 280 m (919 ft)[1] |
| Entrances | 1 |
The Theopetra cave is located in Thessaly, Greece, on the northeast side of a limestone rock formation, 3 km south of Kalambaka.
Description
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. 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
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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
- ^ Karkanas P. 1999. Lithostratigraphy and micromorphology of Theopetra cave deposits, Thessaly, Greece: some preliminary results. British School at Athens Studies 3:240 – 51.
- ^ "THE CAVE OF THEOPETRA, KALAMBAKA: RADIOCARBON EVIDENCE FOR 50,000 YEARS OF HUMAN PRESENCE" (PDF).
- ^ Kyparissi-Apostolika N. (1998). The significance of Theopetra cave for Greek prehistory. Préhistoire d' Anatolie Genèse De Deux Mondes, , 241-252.
- ^ Kyparissi-Apostolika N. (1999). The palaeolithic deposits of theopetra cave in thessaly (greece). The Palaeolithic Archaeology of Greece and Adjacent Areas, , 232-239.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.