On the periphery of the Magdalenian World: An open-air site in Klementowice (Lublin Upland, Eastern Poland)

The archaeological site in Klementowice is the north-easternmost settlement point of the Magdalenian technocomplex in Europe. The paper presents the results of geoarchaeological investigations focused on recognition, identification, and interpretation of environmental determinants of the site location. The specific and favourable geographical position of the site in the Late Glacial is distinctly visible at the macroregional scale (at the border of contrasting megaregions – highlands/lowlands with different environmental conditions) as well as the microregional scale (specific local conditions). The site has been known since the early 1980s. In 2007, excavations were resumed and a new, previously unknown concentration of artefacts was discovered. The flint inventory from the site exhibits close analogies with the areas of Moravia and Central Germany. The new data from several thousands of flint artefacts and first discovery of faunal remains (Equus ferus) indicate that there was multi-seasonal hunting camp in this area.