<< Our Photo Pages >> Choirospilia - Cave or Rock Shelter in Greece in Greek Islands
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Natural PlacesSite Name: Choirospilia Alternative Name: Hirospilia, Pig caveCountry: Greece Region: Greek Islands Type: Cave or Rock Shelter
Nearest Town: Vasiliki Nearest Village: Evgiros
Latitude: 38.618061N Longitude: 20.655080E
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
| 0 | no data |
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Mythological cave in which Homer put Ulysses' swineherd - the name Choirospilia means pig cave.
The german archaeologist Wilhelm Dörpfeld found in the early 20th century many artifacts and shortened head burials of the early neolithic period and broken fragments from the Mycenaean period.
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