MATUZKA CAVE

L.V. Golovanova, V.B. Doronichev, G.M. Levkovskaya, S.P. Lozovoy, S.A. Nesmeyanov, G.A. Pospelova, G.P. Romanova, V.M. Kharitonov

St. Petersburg 2006

Editors: L.V. Golovanova V.B. Doronichev

CONTENTS

Introduction	(L.V. Golovanova)	7
Chapter 1	The history of research in Matuzka Cave (L.V. Golovanova, V.B. Doronichev)	8-9
Chapter 2	Geographical location of Matuzka Cave (L.V. Golovanova)	10-11
Chapter 3	Caves of the Northern and Central parts of Lagonaki highland (S.P. Lozovoy)	12-13
Chapter 4	Geomorphological position of Matuzka Cave. Formation history of Matuzka Cave and palaeogeomorphological reconstructions of ancient occupations in the cave (S.A. Nesmeyanov)	14-20
Chapter 5	Stratigraphy of Matuzka Cave (L.V. Golovanova)	21-25
Chapter 6	Micro-stratigraphy of living levels (L.V. Golovanova)	26-28
Chapter 7	Planigraphical analysis (L.V. Golovanova)	29-38
Chapter 8	Characteristic of the Middle Paleolithic industries (L.V. Golovanova)	39-51
Chapter 9	Anthropological finds Stratigraphical positions of the anthropological finds (L.V. Golovanova) Morphological chracteristic of a hominid tooth from layer 6 (G.P. Romanova, V.M. Kharitonov)	52-53
Chapter 10	Specifications of six later Pleistocene termomers and seven criomers of the Matuzka Cave area (G.M. Levkovskaya)	54-71
Chapter 11	Short characteristic of the faune (L.V. Golovanova)	72-76
Chapter 12	Zooarchaeology and hunting strategies (L.V. Golovanova, V.B. Doronichev)	77-88
Chapter 13.	Palaeomagnetic study of Matuzka Cave sediments (G.A. Pospelova)	89-98
Chapter 14	Palaeogeography and chronology (L.V. Golovanova, V.B. Doronichev)	99-104
Conclusion	(L.V Golovanova)	105-106
	Literature	107-111
	Summary	112-113
	Resume	114-116
Figures		117-194