Archaeological activity

The cave

Long about half a kilometer, the cave is one of the biggest underground systems of the north-western Calabria

From the Paleolithic to the post-Medieval Age, Grotta della Monaca has been used for the exploitation of its ores deposits

During the Bronze Age the innermost and deeper niches of the cave housed several burials

The long history of explorations in Grotta della Monaca, since the middle XIX century up to the systematic speleo-archeological research

The Speleo-Archaeological Research Centre is the neuralgic node of the activities in the territory

Browse the complete overview of the last communications about Grotta della Monaca in scientific meetings

Informations about the scientific direction of the site and the active collaborations for the research in Grotta della Monaca

Free download of the scientific papers about Grotta della Monaca and the Upper Esaro Valley caves