The cave bear (Ursus spelaeus sensu lato) is a typical representative of Pleistocene
megafauna which became extinct at the end of the Last Glacial. Detailed knowledge of cave …

In addition to a rich, contemporaneous vertebrate faunal record, the fossil locality of Biśnik
Cave in southern Poland, has yielded some Eurasian jaguar elements from layers 19b–d …

The wooly rhinoceros (Coelodonta antiquitatis) and forest rhinoceros (Stephanorhinus
kirchbergensis) were prominent representatives of the Middle and Late Pleistocene glacial …

The results of a comprehensive study of Pleistocene fish‐bearing localities from the territory
of Poland are presented. Fish remains came from lacustrine deposits and cave sites …

Abstract Peopling of Central Europe by Middle Pleistocene hominids is highly debatable,
mainly due to the relatively harsh climatic and environmental conditions that require cultural …

A unique record of faunal changes from the late Middle Pleistocene until the end of the late
Pleistocene was provided by rodent assemblages from Biśnik Cave in Poland. The 17 …

Biśnik Cave is situated in the limestone rock, 6 m above the bottom of the currently dry
Wodąca valley. It is located in the Smoleń–Niegowonice Range, in the southern part of the …

Biśnik Cave is an important Palaeolithic site located in the Kraków-Częstochowa Upland.
The cave fill is a complex well-stratified sequence composed of 35 layers/sublayers …

The origin of Levallois technology and its diversity has been one of the key issues of late
Middle Pleistocene archaeology for a long time. This is due to the fact that this technological …

Although debris, loams and clays are usually regarded as typical cave sediments, loess and
loess-like sediments are common among clastic cave deposits in the near-entrance facies of …