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Place Ag. Lot by S.T. Parker — last modified Nov 03, 2023 10:33 AM
The Sanctuary of Agios Lot is located at the southeastern end of the Dead Sea.
Place Aigaion Antron by J. Bennet — last modified Jul 18, 2020 02:06 PM
A cave on Crete sacred to the Minoans that may be the Diktaean cave, the putative site of Zeus' birth in Greek mythology.
Place Ajanta Caves by Jeffrey Becker — last modified Nov 29, 2018 06:39 PM
The Ajanta Caves are among the earliest Buddhist cave monuments and date from the second and first centuries B.C. During the Gupta period (fifth and sixth centuries A.D.), additional decorated caves were added to the group.
Place Alepotrypa by Gabriel Mckee — last modified Jul 10, 2018 03:33 PM
A cave in Diros Bay in Greece used as a settlement in the middle and late Neolithic Period. The site was sealed by an earthquake and abandoned around 3200 BCE.
Place Alepotrypa cave by Jeffrey Becker — last modified May 04, 2021 05:05 PM
A cave located in the Gulf of Diros with evidence for Neolithic habitation and burial.
Place Antro delle Sorti by Jeffrey Becker — last modified Jan 22, 2021 03:48 PM
The "Cave of the Fates" at Praeneste is a sanctuary at the base of the city's terraced sanctuary of Fortuna. It was said to contain wooden oracular tablets.
Place Antron Kybeles/Mithra by C. Foss — last modified Mar 04, 2022 07:07 AM
A sanctuary of the goddess Meter and her companion Attis, located at modern Kapıkaya in Turkey, 10km northwest of Pergamon. The earliest finds date to the third century BCE. Archaeological finds indicate that Mithras became the principal deity worshipped here in Roman times, down to at least the 4th century CE.
Place Aphrodite sanctuary at Dafni by J.S. Traill — last modified Dec 15, 2022 04:10 PM
An ancient sanctuary of the goddess Aphrodite, described by Pausanias and located at modern Dafni (Daphne) along the ancient sacred way from Athens to Eleusis.
Place Arene Candide by Stefano Costa — last modified Nov 15, 2021 11:01 AM
A cave in Liguria with Palaeolithic, Neolithic and temporary Late Roman occupation
Place Areni by B. Siewert-Mayer — last modified Nov 15, 2021 11:02 AM
The so-called "Areni-1 cave complex" is an archaeological site located near the Areni village in southern Armenia along the Arpa River. The site shows evidence for both ritual and occupational activity in the late Chalcolithic to Early Bronze Age.
Place Arkalochori cave by Jeffrey Becker — last modified May 21, 2013 02:43 PM
A Bronze Age cave sanctuary on Crete known for the votive deposits of Bronze Age weapons recovered by archaeology.
Place Aspripetra by C. Foss — last modified Nov 15, 2021 10:59 AM
A cavernous grotto on the island of Kos that seems to have served as a place of worship in ancient times. Pan and the Nymphs were venerated there in Archaic Greek times. The grotto's ancient name is unknown.
Place Ayio Gala by Gabriel Mckee — last modified Jan 21, 2021 07:16 AM
Site in the northwestern corner of the island of Chios consisting of a two caves, both containing pottery and other remains dated to the Neolithic period. The entrance to the upper cave is located inside the Panayia Galactonosera chapel.
Place Cave 1 at Udayagiri by Gabriel Mckee — last modified Mar 22, 2024 03:00 PM
The southernmost cave at Udayagiri, dedicated to an unidentified god.
Place Cave 5 at Udayagiri by Gabriel Mckee — last modified Mar 22, 2024 03:01 PM
Cave 5 at Udayagiri is dedicated to Vishnu and contains a monumental relief panel of Vishnu's Varaha avatar.
Place Cave 13 at Udayagiri by Gabriel Mckee — last modified Mar 22, 2024 03:01 PM
Cave 13 at Udayagiri, known as the Nārāyaṇa cave, contains a large relief panel of Vishnu's Nārāyaṇa avatar.
Place Cave 19 at Udayagiri by Gabriel Mckee — last modified Mar 22, 2024 03:01 PM
The largest cave temple at Udayagiri, known as the Amrita or Viṣṇupada cave.
Place Cave of Anigrid Nymphs by Jeffrey Becker — last modified Dec 20, 2021 04:42 PM
A healing sanctuary connected with the river nymphs of the river Anigros. The cave is in proximity to the thermal springs of Lake Kaiafas.
Place Cave of Apollo by Chris de Lisle — last modified Feb 25, 2024 09:57 AM
The Cave of Apollo was a shrine on the north slope of the Acropolis, dedicated to Apollo Hypakraios / hypo Akrais / hypo Makrais ("Apollo under the High Rocks" / "under the Long Rocks"). According to Euripides' Ion, it was the birthplace of Ion, progenitor of the Ionians.
Place Cave of Eileithyia (Inatos) by Zachary Rosalinsky — last modified Jun 06, 2023 07:30 PM
Sacred cave dedicated to the goddess of childbirth, Eileithyia, at Inatos, Crete. The site was in use from the Geometric period to the Roman period.

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