PLISINA, Kastanis Cave - 2005

Plisina, Kastanis Cave. A. Darlas (ΕΠΣΝΕ) reports on excavation in this cave near Arphigia, 1,000m north of the bay of Oitylos. The cave opens to the northwest, on the side of a deep ravine 400m from the sea and at an elevation of ca 50m. It is small and shallow, and the front part has collapsed. Only a very small trench (0.3 x 0.4m) was therefore opened, reaching a depth of 0.2m in two passes. Nonetheless, excavation produced a dense concentration of archaeological remains. The stone tools (63 from the first pass and 56 from the second) are Epigravettian, characterized by the presence of small blades with ridged back, while geometric microliths etc. are missing. The upper pass produced at least 13 individual land snails (Helix melanostoma). The bones belong to the following species: Canis sp., Vulpes vulpes, Lepus europaeus, Cervus elaphus, Capra sp.