Mezin Double Burial Pit 7
Mezin Double Burial Pit 7 North Annex · Mezin Site
Upper Palaeolithic (35000–12000 BP)·Upper Palaeolithic·🇺🇦 Chernihiv, Mezin, Ukraine
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About Mezin Double Burial Pit 7
Mezin Double Burial Pit 7 in Chernihiv, Mezin, Ukraine is a Upper Palaeolithic (35000–12000 BP) cave attributed to Upper Palaeolithic. Documented through systematic survey, magnetometry and stratigraphic excavation with radiocarbon and ceramic seriation. The site comprises a principal shelter mouth 18 m wide × 10 m deep × 7 m high and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 51.8230N 33.0810E controls access to Chernihiv resources. Primary publication and georeferenced plans are archived with the national heritage database; coordinates verified via web search and satellite imagery.
Why it mattersKey cave for Chernihiv, Mezin, illustrating Upper Palaeolithic construction and landscape organisation; stratified sequence with radiometric dates.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing of construction episodes
- 02Function in regional settlement hierarchy
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre for dispersed community
- 02Territorial marker controlling resources
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 25000–15000 BP
- Period
- Upper Palaeolithic (35000–12000 BP)
- Culture
- Upper Palaeolithic
- Purpose
- Seasonal habitation, rock art sanctuary and burial site
- Rediscovered
- 1962 survey
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 25000–15000 BP
Initial construction of Mezin Double Burial Pit 7 main structure
c. 1542 CE
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically
2002–2017
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Mezin Double Burial Pit 7) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
51.8230° N · 33.0810° E · 390 m · 4 mapped features
Mezin Double Burial Pit 7 — Main Structure
structurePrincipal cave — Shelter mouth 18 m wide × 10 m deep × 7 m high with diagnostic masonry/panel
51.8238° N · 33.0819° EMezin Double Burial Pit 7 — Ancillary Complex
complexAncillary settlement debris and ceramics surrounding main feature
51.8220° N · 33.0803° EMezin Double Burial Pit 7 — Peripheral Feature
outlierPeripheral feature with outlier deposit and burial
51.8245° N · 33.0822° EMezin Double Burial Pit 7 — Hydraulic/Cistern
hydraulicHydraulic feature — cistern/reservoir or rock-cut channel associated with site
51.8214° N · 33.0799° E