46 SMITHSONIAN MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTIONS VOL. 1 10 



Territory of the B.S.S.R.^o 



166. Berdysh. — This Solutrean site stands in Kolodezhki ravine 

 on the right bank of the Sozh River near this village in the Checherskii 

 district. The cultural remains lie in the sands at a depth of 5.0-6.0 m. 

 The large quantity of mammoth bones were mainly unearthed. In 

 addition, the fauna was represented by the horse, Bos, cave bear, 

 Arctic fox, etc. These excavations were conducted during 1926- 

 1929. The site was discovered by K. M. Polikarpovich and investi- 

 gated by him, by S. N. Zamiatnin, and others. In 1929 there was 

 discovered a pit, 3.0 m. long and 1.5 m. deep, filled with the remains 

 of a dugout. Considerable excavations were made by Polikarpovich 

 during 1938. 



167. Kleievichi. — This site stands on the right bank of the Beseda 

 River, a left tributary of the Sozh, near this village in the Kostiukovich 

 district. The finds included a small quantity of mammoth and horse 

 bones together with flints (possibly of natural origin) in the sands 

 of the upper terrace, at about the spring high-level mark. Studies 

 were made here by K. M. Polikarpovich in 191 9, 1930, and 1934. 



168. lUrovichi. — This Upper Paleolithic site stands on the left 

 bank of the Pripet on the second terrace above the spring high-level 

 mark at the mouth of the ravine near this small town. A few worked 

 flints associated with mammoth and horse bones were found in sands 

 lying about 25.0 m. above the river level. 



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169. Adzhi-Koha. — The upper horizon of this cave contained flints 

 of Upper Paleolithic type (see No. 22) similar to those from Siuren 

 I. Above lay a stratum containing implements of microlithic type, 

 excavated by A. S. Moiseev. 



170. At-Bash. — This Tardenoisian site lies beneath the rock called 

 At-Bash on the Ai-Petri lAila about 200 m. above sea level on the 

 lAila precipice facing the sea near Siemiz. Investigated during 1927 

 by B. S. Zhukov and O. N. Bader, the cultural stratum, mostly eroded, 

 lay at a depth of 40-60 cm. below the surface. In the center stood a 

 hearth, surrounded by stone plates 2.5 m. in diameter. The inventory 

 included flints of Tardenoisian type and single bones of deer and boar. 

 The excavators also found fragments of slightly fired pottery, which 

 possibly has no real connection with the Tardenoisian stratum. 



20 The following areas have been listed: Sozh Valley (Nos. 166, 167), and 

 Pripet Valley (No. 168). 



21 Nos. 169-188. 



