Remains of Bronze Age town discovered in Greece

Remains of Bronze Age town discovered in Greece
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Archaeologists have uncovered in Greece the remains of an ancient town and burial complex that date to the Neolithic and Bronze Age. Located outside the entrance to Alepotrypa Cave, the site of Ksagounaki yielded Neolithic buildings and adult and infant burials that indicate the sites together were part of one huge ritual and settlement complex,

London: Archaeologists have uncovered in Greece the remains of an ancient town and burial complex that date to the Neolithic and Bronze Age. Located outside the entrance to Alepotrypa Cave, the site of Ksagounaki yielded Neolithic buildings and adult and infant burials that indicate the sites together were part of one huge ritual and settlement complex, the researchers noted. Although Alepotrypa Cave was used for domestic and ritual uses throughout the Neolithic period (ca. 6300-3000 BC), radiocarbon dates indicate that the site of Ksagounaki was used during the Final Neolithic period, 4200-3800 BC.

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