ABSTRACT 1 Glacial refugia were core areas for the survival of temperate species during
unfavourable environmental conditions and were the sources of postglacial recolonizations …

There is controversy and uncertainty on how far north there were glacial refugia for
temperate species during the Pleistocene glaciations and in the extent of the contribution of …

Abstract The Gravettian is an Upper Palaeolithic unit that had a pan-European range. Unlike
the Aurignacian, it did not extend beyond Europe. In terms of taxonomy, in a polythetic …

Present-day species distribution and patterns of genetic diversity in Europe are a result of
post-glacial re-colonization from glacial refugia after the Last Glacial Maximum. This process …

Biśnik Cave is situated in the limestone rock, 7m above the bottom of the presently dry
Wodąca valley. It is located in the Smoleń–Niegowonice Range in the southern part of the …

This paper is a contribution to research concerning the origin of high quality radiolarites in
an archaeological context. The present case study is focussed on radiolarite finds from the …

Ciemna Cave is a key Micoquian site located in Ojców National Park, in the southern part of
the Kraków-Częstochowa Upland. The site is known for a distinct group of asymmetrical …

This study provides new data about the chronological framework, as well as revising the
occupational model of the Neanderthals in areas north of the Carpathians and Sudetes …

The presented study explores shell ornaments discovered in Poland, investigating their role
in Neolithic societies within spatial and chronological frameworks. We present a summary of …

In Central Europe, a major gap in the radiocarbon chronology of Mammuthus primigenius
has resulted from the absence of dated records in most of the area north of the Sudetes and …