FRAGMENTS OF ICE AGE ENVIRONMENTS

The mammoth tusk remains from the Kamnica gravel pit near Drnovo in the Krka river basin

Jernej PAVŠIČ, Vasja MIKUŽ

Geographical position of site of the mammoth tusk in Kamnica gravel pit at Drnovo.

Abstract

The two larger parts of the mammoth tusk that were discovered in the Kamnica gravel pit near Drnovo in the Krka river basin are presented once again. Taking into account the size and morphologic characteristics of the tusk, the structural characteristics of the dentine and the age of the gravel deposit of the Save river, the tusk remains are ascribed to the Late Pleistocene species Mammuthus primigenius (Blumenbach). Such finds are extremely rare in the broader area of the Krka river basin.

Keywords: tusk, mammoth, Late Pleistocene, Kamnica gravel pit, Drnovo, Krka river basin

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2011, (Opera Instituti Archaeologici Sloveniae, 21), 280 pages, 44 b-w photographs, 10 drawings, 52 tables, 71 graphs and 9 maps, 20 x 29 cm hardcover, ISBN 978-961-254-257-3.

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