Pages: 187-200

The paper presents the results of a new research at the Middle Palaeolithic cave site of Buzdujeni in the north-west of Moldova. Much attention is given to the description of stratigraphy uncovered in the rear part of the cave in 2017 and to the characteristic of faunal remains and stone artifacts found in layers 2—8. The study challenges the idea that the industry of Buzdujeni belongs to the so called Denticulate Mousterian, stressing instead its Micoquian affinities such as presence of various bifacial tools. The analysis of the available radiocarbon dates, including the ones obtained in 2019, suggests a possibility that most of the site layers could have formed during MIS-3 period.

Keywords: Prut-Dniester interfluve, Middle Palaeolithic, Buzdujeni cave, stratigraphy, stone industry, chronology

Information about authors:

Leonid Vishnyatsky (Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation). Doctor of Historical Sciences. Institute for the History of Material Culture of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Dvortsovaya Emb., 18, Saint Petersburg, 191186, Russian Federation.
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Vitalie Burlacu (Kishinev, Moldova). Institute of Cultural Heritage of the Republic of Moldova. Stefan cel Mare Bd., 1, Kishinev, MD-2001, Moldova.
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Ekaterina Voskresenskaya (Moscow, Russian Federation). Institute of Geography of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Staromonetnyi Lane, 29, Moscow, 119017, Russian Federation.
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Pavel Nekhoroshev (Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation). Candidate of Historical Sciences. Institute for the History of Material Culture of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Dvortsovaya Emb., 18, Saint Petersburg, 191186, Russian Federation.
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