Petralona cave
The Petralona cave (Greek: Σπήλαιο Πετραλώνων) also Cave of the Red Stones (Greek: Σπήλαιο των κόκκινες πέτρες), a Karst formation - is located at 300 m (984 ft) above sea-level on the western foot of Mount Katsika, 1 km (1 mi) east of the eponymous village, about 35 km (22 mi) south-east of Thessaloniki city on the Chalkidiki peninsula, Greece. The site came to public attention when in 1960 a fossilized hominid skull was found. The cave had been discovered accidentally only a year earlier (1959) after erosion had left clefts in the rock. "Bejeweled" with impressive stalactite and stalagmite formations and holding an abundance of fossils the cave soon attracted geologists and paleontologists. After decades of excavations the cave is open to the public and scientific work is documented and
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Petralona cave
The Petralona cave (Greek: Σπήλαιο Πετραλώνων) also Cave of the Red Stones (Greek: Σπήλαιο των κόκκινες πέτρες), a Karst formation - is located at 300 m (984 ft) above sea-level on the western foot of Mount Katsika, 1 km (1 mi) east of the eponymous village, about 35 km (22 mi) south-east of Thessaloniki city on the Chalkidiki peninsula, Greece. The site came to public attention when in 1960 a fossilized hominid skull was found. The cave had been discovered accidentally only a year earlier (1959) after erosion had left clefts in the rock. "Bejeweled" with impressive stalactite and stalagmite formations and holding an abundance of fossils the cave soon attracted geologists and paleontologists. After decades of excavations the cave is open to the public and scientific work is documented and
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Die Tropfsteinhöhle von Petral ...... chen Region Makedonien, liegt.
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La grotte de Petralona est sit ...... r, datée à 1 million d'années.
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Petralona (gr. Σπήλαιο Πετραλώ ...... ały wynik ok. 200 tys. lat BP.
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The Petralona cave (Greek: Σπή ...... ection of the cave's findings.
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Петралонская пещера (греч. Σπή ...... использования человеком огня.
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Cave of the Red Stones
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Petralona skull covered by stalagmite
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Die Tropfsteinhöhle von Petral ...... chen Region Makedonien, liegt.
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La grotte de Petralona est sit ...... r, datée à 1 million d'années.
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Petralona (gr. Σπήλαιο Πετραλώ ...... ji. Stanowisko archeologiczne.
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The Petralona cave (Greek: Σπή ...... ntific work is documented and
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Петралонская пещера (греч. Σπή ...... использования человеком огня.
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Grotte de Petralona
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Petralona (jaskinia)
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Petralona cave
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Tropfsteinhöhle von Petralona
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Петралонская пещера
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