Pages: 111-127

The paper presents some data important for the reconstruction of stratigraphical and spatial context of Neanderthal bones from layers III and IIIa of the multilayered Micoquian site of Zaskal’naya VI (Kolosovskaya) (Crimea). The authors describe the stratigraphy of the site and analyze in detail the position and character of occurrence of layers III and IIIa, as well as palaeoanthropological finds from these layers. The analysis is based to a large extent on the unpublished archival materials.

Keywords: Ukraine, Crimea, Zaskal’naya VI (Kolosovskaya), stratigraphy, planigraphy, Neanderthal remains

Information about authors:

Vadim Stepanchuk (Kiev, Ukraine). Doctor of Historical Sciences. Institute of Archaeology, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine.
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Sergey Vasilyev (Moscow, Russia). Doctor of Historical Sciences. Institute of Anthropology and Ethnography of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
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Svetlana Boroutskaya (Moscow, Russia). Candidate of Biological Sciences. Moscow State University.
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