The Phosphates of Pleistocene–Holocene Sediments of the Eastern Gallery of Denisova Cave

M. V. Shunkov; N. A. Kulik; M. B. Kozlikin; E. V. Sokol; L. V. Miroshnichenko; V. A. Ulianov

doi:10.1134/S1028334X18010270

The Phosphates of Pleistocene–Holocene Sediments of the Eastern Gallery of Denisova Cave

Authors: Shunkov M.V.¹, Kulik N.A.¹, Kozlikin M.B.¹, Sokol E.V.², Miroshnichenko L.V.², Ulianov V.A.¹^,3
Affiliations:
1. Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography, Siberian Branch
2. Sobolev Institute of Geology and Mineralogy, Siberian Branch
3. Moscow State University
Issue: Vol 478, No 1 (2018)
Pages: 46-50
Section: Geology
URL: https://journal-vniispk.ru/1028-334X/article/view/191924
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1134/S1028334X18010270
ID: 191924

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Authigenic phosphate mineralization was first studied on the territory of Russia on the basis of the Holocene and Pleistocene deposits of Denisova Cave. The formation of phosphates in the eastern gallery is related to biodegradation of the horizons of guano of insectivorous bats, which inhabited the cave in the absence man. The results confirmed the archaeological record of the Holocene and the upper part of Pleistocene sequences of the eastern gallery.