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Ekali Cave

a Pleiades place resource

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A natural cave on the western foot of Mount Penteli in the modern suburb of Ekali where looting and subsequent rescue excavation revealed evidence for intensive Neolithic use, as well as use in possibly the Classical period and certainly in Roman, Byzantine and later periods.

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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/599760363

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
38.098887, 23.837232

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- Approximate Imagery Location (10000 BC - AD 1453) accuracy: +/- 5 meters.

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Associated Modern Names:
- Εκάλη (Ekali: Modern Greek, AD 2000 - AD 2099)

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Place type:
cave

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Pleiades

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Suggested citation:
Tom Elliott, 'Ekali Cave: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2025 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/599760363> [accessed: 20 July 2026]

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