Franchthi Cave

Franchthi Cave
Σπήλαιον Φράγχθι (Greek)
Frankhthi Cave
Entrance to Franchthi Cave seen from Koilada
Location within Peloponnese Location within Greece
37°25′24″N 23°07′56″E
Periods	Paleolithic to Neolithic
Location	Koilada, Argolis, Greece
Region	Argolis
Site notes
Public access	yes

Franchthi Cave or Frankhthi Cave (Greek: Σπήλαιον Φράγχθι) is an archaeological site overlooking Kiladha Bay in the Argolic Gulf, opposite the village of Kiladha in southeastern Argolis, Greece.

The Franchthi Cave has a rich history of early human occupation, beginning in the Upper Paleolithic, and continuing throughout the Mesolithic and Neolithic periods. Last occupied around 3,000 BC, Franchthi was used as a shelter for around 35,000 years and is one of the most comprehensively studied stone age sites in Southeast Europe.