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===Archaeology=== {{See also|Theopetra Cave}} [[Theopetra Cave]] is located {{convert|4|km}} from [[Kalambaka]]. Its uniqueness from an archeological perspective is that a single site contains records of two greatly significant cultural transitions: the replacement of [[Neanderthals]] by modern humans and later, the transition from hunting-gathering to farming after the end of the last [[Last glacial period|Ice Age]]. The cave consists of an immense {{convert|500|m2}} rectangular chamber at the foot of a limestone hill, which rises to the northeast above the village of Theopetra, with an entrance {{convert|17|m}} wide by {{convert|3|m}} high. It lies at the foot of the Chasia mountain range, which forms the natural boundary between Thessaly and [[Macedonia (Greece)|Macedonia]] regions, while the Lithaios River, a tributary of the [[Pineios River (Thessaly)|Pineios River]], flows in front of the cave. The small Lithaios River flowing literally on the doorsteps of the cave meant that cave dwellers always had easy access to fresh, clean water without the need to cover daily long distances to find it.<ref>[http://www.visitmeteora.travel/what-to-see/theopetras-prehistoric-cave Theopetra's Prehistoric Cave] from Visit Meteora Travel. Retrieved 26, Jul 2013.</ref>
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