Ancient World

Franchthi Cave

Franchthi Cave or λαιον 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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• ▸Angeles Mesa skeletons
• ▸Cinema of Russia
• ▸Ethiopia in the Middle Ages

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