https://popups.uliege.be/3041-5527/index.php?id=6215 The site of Pavlov I remained unknown until the last excavation seasons at Dolní Věstonice I, and the history of research developed in a simple manner. Already the first season 1952, in a surface zone at the eastern margin of the wine-yard, near a crossroad below the village, brought to light surprising results. A deposit of mammoth skulls around a hearth and the related evidence, suggest a tent-like structure. Further excavation (1953) investigated a rich and ashy cultural layer against the slope, bellow the youngest loess cover. The layer was composed of several horizons; the upper ones frequently penetrated the lower ones. This observation suggests repeated stays at the spot. Previous experience from Dolní Věstonice enabled to develop a specific excavation method. The princip was to unearth larger areas and to separate them by a 1 m² grid of narrow section blocs. The whole content of the cultural layer, rich in microlithic tools and small objects, has been sieved. Apart from a series of excavation field reports, it was possible to publish several specific finds and assemblages. However a complex presentation of this site, excavated over 21 seasons, with 60.000 inventorized objects and a total of 1.000.000 objects (excluding faunal remains), is still missing. Already the first two excavation seasons show that Pavlov I is closely related to the well-known site of Dolní Věstonice I, it completes the previous evidence, and it is even more rich in archaeological material. Numéros en texte intégral ERAUL 66 fr jeu., 12 févr. 2026 09:21:20 +0100 jeu., 12 févr. 2026 09:21:25 +0100 https://popups.uliege.be/3041-5527/index.php?id=6215 0