Petralona Cave

Decentralized Administration of Macedonia and Thrace · Greece

Petralona Cave, Greece
Photo: Sven Dittmar, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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A cave in the Chalkidiki hills where an ancient hominin skull was discovered among fossil-rich sediments. Guided walkways pass elaborate stalactite formations and displays about early human presence in Europe.

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