Upper Palaeolithic Dwellings of Mammoth Bones in the Ukraine: Kiev-Kirillovskii, Gontsy, Dobranichevka, Mezin and Mezhirich: Kiev-Kirillovskii, Gontsy, Dobranichevka, Mezin and Mezhirich

The investigation of upper palaeolithic dwellings in which mammoth bones were a constituent structural feature can illuminate many facets of the prehistoric people who built and lived in them; other finds made during their excavation assist in this task. This is an under-researched area, and this detailed investigation of five dwellings in modern-day Ukraine should be of value for palaeontologists, archaeologists, anthropologists and many others. Front Cover Title Page Copyright Introduction: Mammoth Bone Dwellings in Eastern Europe: A Reassessment Table of Contents List of Plates List of Figures List of Tables Part 1: Introduction 1. General Background 2. Some Information Derived from Etymology 3. Some Information Derived from History and Folklore Part 2: Kiev-Kirillovskii. Gontsy, Dobrainchevka, Mezin 4. The Kiev-Kirillovskii Dwellings: General Information About the Settlement and the Environment of the Region Where it is Situated 5. The Gontsy Dwellings: General Information About the Settlement and the Environment of the Region Where it is Situated 6. The Dobranichevka Dwelling: General Information About the Settlement and the Environment of the Region Where it is Situated 7. The Mezin Dwelling: General Information About the Settlement and the Environment of the Region Where it is Situated Part III: Mezhirich Section 1: Background to the Settlement at Mezhirich 8. The Discovery of the Settlement at Mezhirich and its Importance 9. The Environment of the Mezhirich Region Today and at the Time of the Upper Palaeolithic Settlement Section 2: The Construction of the Dwellings at Mezhirich 10. General Observations Concerning the Mezhirich Dwellings, Their Excavation, Recording, and Reconstruction 11. The Mammoth Bones from the Mezhirich Dwellings Which Served as a Building Material 12. Reserves of Bones 13. The Floors of the Dwellings 14. The Construction of the Foundations 15. The Facing of the Foundations 16. The Facing Above the Foundations 17. The Roof and its Covering 18. The Entrances to the Dwellings 19. The Internal Hearths 20. The External Hearths 21. Working Areas 22. The Abandonment of the Mezhirich Settlement Section 3: Artefacts Found at Mezhirichs 23. Flint Artefacts 24. Artefacts of Materials Other Than Flint 25. Bone Artefacts 26. Art Objects Section 4: Summary 27. Summary of the Evidence from Mezhirich Part 4: Conclusion 28. General Conclusions Bibliography Plates Figures Tables I.g. Pidoplichko ; Translated From The Russian, Edited And With An Introduction By P. Allsworth-jones. Combination Of Two Books Which Were Previously Published In Russian: Pozdnepaleoliticheskie Zhilishcha Iz Kosteĭ Mamonta Na Ukraine (1969) And Mezhirichskie Zhilishcha Iz Kosteĭ Mamonta (1976). Includes Bibliographical References.