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Lera — by J. Bennet — last modified Dec 15, 2022 09:32 PM

An ancient cave sanctuary on the Akrotiri peninsula of Crete.

Lupercal — by Jeffrey Becker — last modified Jan 21, 2022 10:28 AM

A cave located at the foot of the Palatine Hill in Rome in which the she-wolf was said to have been found suckling the twins, Romulus and Remus.

Marisa — by B. Isaac — last modified Jan 08, 2021 10:13 AM

A Judean, Edomite, and later Hellenistic settlement. Destroyed ca. 40 BCE by the Parthians.

Maroneia Cave — by Tom Elliott — last modified Jul 06, 2023 08:23 PM

A cave located on mount Ismaros near the ancient settlement of Maroneia in Aegean Thrace. The cave was in human use from the late Neolithic period until the abandonment of the fortified settlement in the 13th century CE. The cave is known locally as "The Cave of Polyphemos" or "The Cave of the Cyclops".

Mogao Caves — by Yifei Wu — last modified May 25, 2023 12:00 PM

Buddhist cave monastery complex in the cliffs above the Dachuan River near the Dunhaung Oasis, constructed in 366 CE and in use until the 14th Century CE. The caves contain thousands of murals and painted sculptures, and thousands of manuscripts in Chinese, Tibetan, Uyghur, Sogdian, Sanskrit, and Khotanese were stored in the so-called "Library Cave." The Mogao Caves were added to UNESCO's World Heritage List in 1987.

Mugharet Abu Halimeh — by Gabriel Mckee — last modified Jun 14, 2019 02:35 PM

Cave tomb near the modern village of Silat aḑ-Ḑahr containing burials from the Roman and Byzantine periods (1st-early 7th century CE). The cave is named after the Abu Halimeh family, which owned the land on which the cave is located at the time of its excavation in 1949.

Nahal Hemar Cave — by Gabriel Mckee — last modified Dec 17, 2018 02:34 PM

Cave site located on the banks of Nahal Hemar in the southern Judean Desert. The site contains traces of habitation dated to the pre-pottery Neolithic (ca. 6900-6300 BCE).

Nahal Qanah cave — by Gabriel Mckee — last modified Mar 01, 2023 05:27 PM

Cave in western Samaria containing archaeological traces from the Pottery Neolithic period (Yarmukian culture), the Chalcolithic Period, and the Early Bronze Age.

Pan, Cave of — by J.S. Traill — last modified Dec 19, 2022 07:34 AM

The Phyle Cave located on Mount Parnes near Fyli (Phyle), Greece, is a small cave that served in antiquity as a shrine sacred to the god Pan. It is one of five such cave sanctuaries dedicated to Pan known in ancient Attica.

Panagia Arkoudiotissa — by J. Bennet — last modified Nov 15, 2021 11:00 AM

The Arkoudiotissa Cave on Crete has been the site of ritual activity since antiquity. The cave's cultic association stems from a rock formation that looks like a bear (Arkoudiotissa ("she-bear")).

Pertosa — by I.E.M. Edlund Berry — last modified Aug 17, 2015 09:55 PM

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 45 B3 Pertosa

San Antonino di Perti — by Stefano Costa — last modified Jul 09, 2022 09:44 PM

An Early Byzantine fortification in the Liguria Maritima.

Sanctuary of Poseidon at Tainaron — by Tom Elliott — last modified Jan 20, 2022 09:27 PM

A famous ancient sanctuary of Poseidon located at the southern end of the modern Mani peninsula of the Peloponnese. Literary and archaeological evidence indicate that the sanctuary featured a temple, a cave treated as a mouth of the underworld, and other structural and monumental components. It seems to have served as a sanctuary site for suppliants and a context for the formal manumission of enslaved persons.

Sarakenos Cave — by Zachary Rosalinsky — last modified May 26, 2022 08:28 PM

Cave with Neolithic, Mesolithic, Palaeolithic, and Bronze Age remains in Boeotia, Greece

Shamshir Ghar — by Zachary Rosalinsky — last modified Aug 10, 2022 02:23 PM

Cave in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, 3.5 miles NNE of Panjwai town, with archaeological remains from the Kushan period (100 BCE to 300 CE), Kushano-Sassanian (transition) period (300 to 700 CE), and the Early Islamic period (700 to 1222 CE).

Skotino cave — by Jeffrey Becker — last modified May 04, 2021 07:53 PM

A cave sacred to the Minoan peoples of Crete that continued to be used by Greeks, and later, Romans. Arthur Evans carried out the initial archaeological exploration of the cave.

Spelaion — by W.M. Murray — last modified Feb 03, 2019 09:23 PM

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 54 C4 Spelaion

Speluncae — by N. Purcell — last modified Jan 14, 2024 10:54 PM

An ancient grotto, associated with the nearby Villa Tiberii, at the modern Italian town of Sperlonga.

Stravomyti — by Jeffrey Becker — last modified Feb 04, 2019 11:46 AM

Stravomyti is a Neolithic cave site with evidence for cultic activity. It is located on the slopes of Mt. Juktas in Crete.

Tallaion Antron — by J. Bennet — last modified Apr 06, 2020 09:39 PM

The Melidoni Cave - Gerontospilios.

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