The Mezin site lies in Chernihiv Oblast in northern Ukraine, along the Desna River, rather than on the Russian border. Russia’s invasion has complicated fieldwork. Researchers used 3D scanners with submillimeter accuracy to study artifacts. Long periods of camp reuse can complicate dating; the video argues that old mammoth tusks and newly hunted remains were mixed in the deposits.
Mezin in northern Ukraine faces dating challenges
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- Mezin is in Chernihiv Oblast in northern Ukraine, alongside the Desna River; it is not on the Russian border.
- Russia's invasion has made archaeological fieldwork more difficult.
- Researchers used 3D scanners with submillimeter accuracy to study artifacts.
- Long periods of camp reuse can complicate stratigraphic dating.
- The video argues that old mammoth tusks and newly hunted remains were mixed at repeatedly occupied locations, complicating dating.
- The Greek site is Apidima Cave, not Appadema. It yielded a roughly 210,000-year-old Homo sapiens cranium and a much later Neanderthal skull; the finds do not by themselves prove continuous occupation.
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Who lived in the Mammoth Bone Dwellings?sciencedirect.com
by KN Gavrilov · 2024 · Cited by 4 — Anosovo-Mezin bone constructions demonstrate the final stage of the very specific tradition that existed in the Palaeolithic of Central and Eastern Europe.
Mizyn archeological siteencyclopediaofukraine.com
Discovered in 1908, the site is one of the most important and better known examples of Epigravettian culture in Ukraine. It is estimated to be ca 15,000 years ...
Mezineen.wikipedia.org
Mezine or Mezyn (Ukrainian: Мезин ) is an archaeological site in Ukraine, located alongside the Desna River in Novhorod-Siverskyi Raion of Chernihiv Oblast, ...
Mezine - Paleolithic site in Mizyn, Ukraine - Travel guidearoundus.com
Mezine is an archaeological site near the village of Mizyn in the Chernihiv region of Ukraine, preserving remains of an ancient settlement.
Mizyn, Мізин - Wolf Campdonsmaps.com
The site of Mizyn is located on the Desna River approximately 25 kilometres downstream from the city of Novgorod-Severskii in Ukraine.
18000-Year-Old Circular Dwellings Made of Mammoth ...sci.news
The Upper Paleolithic site of Mezhyrich, located in Cherkasy oblast, central Ukraine, is home to four remarkable mammoth bone structures.
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