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Maroneia Cave

a Pleiades place resource

Creators: Tom Elliott

Contributors: Jeffrey Becker

Last modified Jul 06, 2023 08:23 PM — History

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".

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Canonical URI for this page:
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/693520033

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
40.932301, 25.50372

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Central Point:
- Imagery Location of cave (central point) (4000 BC - AD 1200) accuracy: +/- 5 meters.

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Geographic Names:
- Maroneia Cave (English, AD 2000 - AD 2099)

Maroneia Cave makes connections with:

Maroneia Cave located near Maroneia (unspecified date range)

Maroneia Cave receives connections from:

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Place type:
cave

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Suggested citation:
Tom Elliott, and Jeffrey Becker, 'Maroneia Cave: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2023 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/693520033> [accessed: 30 January 2025]

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            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/693520033 |title=Places: 693520033 (Maroneia Cave) |author=Elliott, T. |accessdate=January 30, 2025 11:53 am |publisher=Pleiades}}

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