Konispol cave, Natural monument and archaeological cave in Konispol, Albania
Konispol cave is a natural site and archaeological location in the mountains above the village of Konispol, containing multiple connected chambers with deposits from many different time periods. The chambers sit about 400 meters above sea level and reveal layers holding bones, stones, and other materials from different chapters of human history.
Scientific investigation of the cave in the 1990s uncovered materials from ancient times through the classical period, showing that people lived at this location for thousands of years. The layers within the site document these long spans and the different phases of human use.
The cave shows traces of human settlement across different periods, visible in the layers and remains that visitors can observe in the chambers today. The artifacts tell the story of how people lived here and made their tools.
Access to the cave comes via a path through the mountains, and the entrance opens toward the southwest, providing best light in the morning hours. Visitors should bring sturdy shoes and a flashlight to safely explore the different chambers.
Surprisingly, the bones from different time periods show major shifts in what people ate during their occupation of the site. In later phases, sheep and goat bones appeared far more often, suggesting the inhabitants had fundamentally changed how they obtained food.
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