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Franchthi Cave

Ermionida Municipality, Greece

Franchthi Cave or Frankhthi Cave (Greek: Σπήλαιον Φράγχθι) is an archaeological site overlooking Kiladha Bay in the Argolic Gulf, opposite the village of Kiladha in southeastern Argolis, Greece. The Franchthi Cave has a rich history of early human occupation, beginning in the Upper Paleolithic, and continuing throughout the Mesolithic and Neolithic periods. Last occupied around 3,000 BC, Franchthi was used as a shelter for around 35,000 years and is one of the most comprehensively studied stone age sites in Southeast Europe.

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