Recent research in the southern Central Balkans has resulted in the discovery of the first Middle Paleolithic sites in this region. Systematic excavations of Velika and Mala Balanica, and Peˇsturina (southern Serbia) revealed assemblages of Middle Paleolithic artifacts associated with hominin fossils and animal bones. This paper focuses on Pesturina Layer 4, radiometrically and biostratigraphically dated to Marine Isotope Stage (MIS) 5, which yielded traces of temporary hunting camps. The remains of large ungulate prey are associated with predominantly ...
Dušan Mihailović, Stefan Milošević, Bonnie A.B. Blackwell, Norbert Mercier, Susan M. Mentzer, Christopher E. Miller, Mike W. Morley, Katarina Bogićević, Dragana Đurić, Jelena Marković, Bojana Mihailović, Sofija Dragosavac, Senka Plavšić, Anne R. Skinner, Iffath I.C. Chaity, Yiwen E.W. Huang, Seimi Chu, Draženko Nenadić, Predrag Radović, Joshua Lindal, Mirjana Roksandić. "Neanderthal Settlement of the Central Balkans during MIS 5: Evidence from Pešturina Cave, Serbia" in Quaternary International (2022)
