Alepotrypa Cave, located in the Peloponnese in Greece is home to one of the largest Neolithic burial sites in Europe located in the rugged area of Mani the cave was inhabited during the Neolithic period or New Stone Age (10.000 to 4.500 BC) and was used for religious and burial purposes.
It was during this period that humans began to establish settlements and cultivate the land leading to agriculture as we know it today.
Archaeologists discovered two skeletons at the site dating back to the 4th millennium BC They also discovered the remains of 170 people at the same location.
Alepotrypa (fox hole) Cave clearly retained its significant status for many years, as although it was abandoned in 3.000 BC it was reused as a Mycenean burial ground nearly two thousand years later.
The cave was abandoned for the final time after a massive earthquake blocked the entrance to the site. This blocage helped preserve the ancient items within the cave which were many archaeological treasures.
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