SHANIDAR CAVE — SOLECKI 



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The second season, under a grant from the Smithsonian Institution 

 and with funds and assistance contributed by the Directorate General 

 of Antiquities, a joint undertaking was resumed at Shanidar cave. 

 Hussein Azzam represented th.e Directorate General of Antiquities 

 that season. During a period of 10 workweeks in the sunnner of 1953, 

 the sounding was continued down to solid bedrock. The pit was 



CROSS SECTION OF SHANIDAR CAVE 



SOUNDING ON LINE 0-0-0W4 

 (NORTH FACE) LOWER HALF SECTION 



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Figure 7 — Lower part of ihe north face of Shanidar cave sounding, 1953 season, showing 

 the heavy occupational zone in Layer D. 



enlarged from its previous dimensions in ground plan to an area 

 of 20 by 40 feet (6.10 by 12.19 m.), and "step-backs" were enlarged, 

 reaching dowm into the main shaft. The bottom of the main shaft 

 measured 20 by 13 feet (6.10 by 3.96 m.) in areal section, and bed- 

 rock was reached at a maximum depth of 44 feet (13.41 m.) in the 



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