The Theopetra Cave and the Oldest Human Construction in the World

Archaeological research has shown that the Theopetra Cave was inhabited intermittently for several millennia. The earliest evidence of human occupation dates back to the Middle Paleolithic period, around 130,000 years ago. During this time, Neanderthals, our closest extinct human relatives, roamed Europe, and it's believed they were the cave's first inhabitants.

[darlingwaldorfdolls]

I've been in Meteora when I learned about Theopetra cave. It was closed but I went ro see it from outside. Mind blowing to stand on a place with thousands years of history, walk and look where Neanderthals walked and looked around. That was not just a cave, but some kind of time machine which took me away in millenniums

[PatrickMcInturff]

Thoroughly interesting and well spoken. But the dubbed music is distracting. The video effect moving spots are a little distracting too.

[AggelosKyriou]

I went on an expedition on Theopetra hill some years ago. The place is sensational. I'd build a cabin myself if I could!

[mpb]

The oldest modern human construction. The oldest human construction was built by a different species around 230, 000 years ago. It's merely a wooden platform. But it is still the oldest structure found to date

[danielsimpson]

Terrible AI written narration. It says "challenges" in every sentence, and gives no substantive archeological information

[pcw]

Atlantis (flattened into the Richat Structure) was almost certainly MUCH older, probably begun at least hundreds of thousands of years ago. Platonic texts suggest it was the birthplace of humanity/ancient Greece. You just don't start building in stone. You switch to stone from wood at some point, LONG AFTER you realize wood does not last through generations, and just after you're smart enough to come up with a good way to cut stone and handle the stone.