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Andritsa cave (Argolid) Andritsa - Σπήλαιο Ανδρίτσας

Σπήλαιο Ανδρίτσας - Andritsa cave, early 7th c. CE excavated cave shelter E of Andritsa, Argolid

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Latitude: 37.480000
Longitude: 22.640800
Confidence: Low (20211129)

Place ID: 375226CAnd
Time period: L
Region: Peloponnese
Country: Greece
Department: Argolida
Mod: Andritsa

Read summary reports on the recent excavations at Andritsa cave in Chronique des fouilles en ligne – Archaeology in Greece Online.

Modern Description: Cave excavation beween Andritsa and Velanidia. No public access, but finds on display at Byzantine Museum of Argos. Excavations ca. 2004 revealed 50 skeletons from ca. 600 CE, a refuge site for (mostly) women and children, not disturbed after their deaths (and evidently trapped inside). Intact LR pottery and lamps, gold coin of Tiberius Constantine (578-582 CE). Bronze cross with incribed Lord's Prayer.
Wikidata ID: Q38280330

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