The marble votive tablets from the cave are now exhibited at the National Archaeological Museum of Athens.

The earliest inscription found in the cave was dated to approximately the beginning of the sixth century BC.

Coins found in the cave suggest that a new period of occupation began in the time of the Roman Empire, approximately during the reign of Constantine the Great (307–337 AD).

Based on the number of coins found, the sanctuary became even more popular during the reign of his successor, Constantius II (337–361 AD).

The oil lamps and deliberate destruction of pagan sculptures led the excavators to the conclusion that the cave became a Christian shrine in the second period of occupation.

A remote cave like the one near Vari would have made a suitable location for continuing ethnic religious practice in secret after the Empire started persecuting pagans.

Instead, it was possible that the pagan Platonists of late Roman Athens would have frequented the site due to its association with Plato.

[1] From the landing another set of ancient stairs takes the visitor to a position at the upper side of the larger room.

A headless seated figure and an object with a shape resembling an omphalos are hewn from the rock in this room, but they are too damaged to be identified.

[1] After descending more steps a rock-cut shrine to Apollo Hersus is found towards the bottom of the cave.

The excavation was led by Charles Heald Weller of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens.