The Mezin site sits in northernmost Ukraine near the Russian border, and the ongoing invasion has complicated fieldwork. Researchers used 3D scanners achieving submillimeter accuracy to study artifacts. Dating is tricky because prehistoric peoples reused the same camp locations for thousands of years, sometimes working on century-old mammoth tusks alongside fresh kills from the same spots.
Mezin site location and dating challenges due to overlapping occupations
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- Mezin site is located in northernmost Ukraine, on the Russian border
- Russia's invasion has made archaeological fieldwork more difficult
- Researchers used 3D scanners achieving submillimeter accuracy
- Dating is complicated because prehistoric peoples reused the same camp locations for thousands of years
- People worked on hundreds-year-old mammoth tusks alongside fresh kills, making dating layers difficult
- Appadema cave in Greece shows 210,000-year-old Homo sapiens skull and later Neanderthal occupation in the same cave
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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.
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