title: PRELIMINARY RESULTS OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESEARCH IN THE TAURIDA CAVE IN THE CRIMEA
abstract: The article presents the history of the archaeological study of the Taurida cave in Central Crimea and the analysis of the findings – fragments of human bones, as well as stucco tableware and pottery. It is concluded that the prospect of detecting traces of human presence in the cave in the Stone Age is unlikely. At the same time, all the discovered material was found in a redeposited state due to the active digging activity of hares, foxes and badgers in the Holocene. Despite this, the discover
journal: Scientific Notes of V I Vernadsky Crimean Federal University Historical science