Petralona Cave

The Petralona Cave came to public attention when in 1960 a fossilized archaic human skull was found. The cave had been discovered accidentally only a year earlier (1959) when farmers were looking for water. They thought they could hear running water, but it was actually the wind whistling through the caves. The Petralona skull is dated to an estimated age of around 700,000 years Most scientists believe it was the common ancestor of Neanderthal Man. It was an impressive cave system over 2.8 kms.Read more