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Further Research in the Veľká ružínská cave

18th november 2025 from author: Adrián Nemergut

In 2025, the second season of multidisciplinary excavation of the Veľká ružínska Cave continued, following up on the results from 2023. The excavated area from the first season in the back part of the cave was expanded. It brought very important data about the Palaeolithic occupation, which has not yet been clearly confirmed.

Excavation of Deravá skala cave

24th october 2024 from author: Adrián Nemergut

In the summer of 2024, revision research was conducted in Deravá Skala Cave near Plavecký Mikuláš as part of a multidisciplinary collaboration between experts from Slovakia and abroad. It is key site for understanding the transition between the Middle and Early Palaeolithic periods (approximately 50,000–40,000 years ago) in Slovakia. This transition is marked by the extinction of the last Neanderthals and the expansion of anatomically modern humans. While extensive research on this subject, including the excavation of new sites and the re-evaluation of older ones, has primarily been conducted in Western Europe, this study aims to contribute to the knowledge of this transition in Central Europe.