Paleolithic Greece
Timeline
- ~300,000 BCE: Earliest evidence of human occupation in Greece (Petralona Cave - Homo heidelbergensis).
- ~50,000 BCE: Neanderthals inhabit southern Greece, including Kalamakia Cave.
- ~40,000 BCE: Homo sapiens arrive in Greece, eventually replacing Neanderthals.
- ~20,000-3,000 BCE: Continuous occupation of Franchthi Cave, one of Europe's longest-inhabited archaeological sites.
Happening elsewhere at the time
Ancient Greece series
- Paleolithic Greece