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This Greek Cave is Teeming With History—and Bodies | National Geographic


classical Greece didn’t just come out of

classical Greece didn’t just come out of nowhere if you really want to understand

nowhere if you really want to understand

nowhere if you really want to understand where the Greece of Athens the Greece of

where the Greece of Athens the Greece of

where the Greece of Athens the Greece of the Acropolis came from you need to look

the Acropolis came from you need to look

the Acropolis came from you need to look way back in the past you need to look

way back in the past you need to look

way back in the past you need to look several thousand years back in past at

several thousand years back in past at

several thousand years back in past at places like this

this is a la pocha / cave on southern

this is a la pocha / cave on southern Greece’s money peninsula a cave used by

Greece’s money peninsula a cave used by

Greece’s money peninsula a cave used by some of the earliest farmers in Europe

some of the earliest farmers in Europe

some of the earliest farmers in Europe it is a very important site it’s there

it is a very important site it’s there

it is a very important site it’s there it’s this cave in Greece and one of the

it’s this cave in Greece and one of the

it’s this cave in Greece and one of the richest in Europe some have suggested it

richest in Europe some have suggested it

richest in Europe some have suggested it was the mythical gateway to Hades the

was the mythical gateway to Hades the

was the mythical gateway to Hades the Greek underworld and it’s easy to see

Greek underworld and it’s easy to see

Greek underworld and it’s easy to see why in various pockets all around this

why in various pockets all around this

why in various pockets all around this nearly 1000 foot long cavern

nearly 1000 foot long cavern

nearly 1000 foot long cavern scientists have exhumed more than 150

scientists have exhumed more than 150

scientists have exhumed more than 150 bodies archaeologists honest Asiya pop

bodies archaeologists honest Asiya pop

bodies archaeologists honest Asiya pop Athena CEO and Bill Parkinson continued

Athena CEO and Bill Parkinson continued

Athena CEO and Bill Parkinson continued to find more from 8,000 years ago until

to find more from 8,000 years ago until

to find more from 8,000 years ago until about 5,000 years ago

about 5,000 years ago

about 5,000 years ago agricultural villagers farmers some of

agricultural villagers farmers some of

agricultural villagers farmers some of the first farmers in Europe buried their

the first farmers in Europe buried their

the first farmers in Europe buried their dead in here they carried out ritual

dead in here they carried out ritual

dead in here they carried out ritual activities here and these are the people

activities here and these are the people

activities here and these are the people who eventually laid the foundation for

who eventually laid the foundation for

who eventually laid the foundation for what became classical Greece compared to

what became classical Greece compared to

what became classical Greece compared to other ancient civilizations it seems the

other ancient civilizations it seems the

other ancient civilizations it seems the people here in Greece never had it easy

people here in Greece never had it easy

people here in Greece never had it easy the cave provides a window into a key

the cave provides a window into a key

the cave provides a window into a key period in human history the Neolithic

when by around ten thousand years ago

when by around ten thousand years ago humans first started to give up hunting

humans first started to give up hunting

humans first started to give up hunting and gathering and began settling down

and gathering and began settling down

and gathering and began settling down it’s the first time period in human life

it’s the first time period in human life

it’s the first time period in human life that people they start living in a way

that people they start living in a way

that people they start living in a way like us they are the cultural roots they

like us they are the cultural roots they

like us they are the cultural roots they base their diet mostly in grains like us

base their diet mostly in grains like us

base their diet mostly in grains like us today depending on where you lived and

today depending on where you lived and

today depending on where you lived and what resources you had access to some

what resources you had access to some

what resources you had access to some societies during the Neolithic were much

societies during the Neolithic were much

societies during the Neolithic were much more primed for greatness than others

some of the objects are so valuable

some of the objects are so valuable that’s like what we call hand carry and

that’s like what we call hand carry and

that’s like what we call hand carry and that’s basically the courier is

that’s basically the courier is

that’s basically the courier is handcuffed to the briefcase and escorted

handcuffed to the briefcase and escorted

handcuffed to the briefcase and escorted through security

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