Molodova

A group of Palaeolithic and Mesolithic sites on the Dnestr River in western Ukraine - with Moldova V consisting of 12+ archaeological levels spanning from c 45,000-7000 BC according to radiocarbon evidence. The occupation was not continuous. There are many Middle Palaeolithic artifacts and associated faunal remains and most of the levels date to the interstadials before the beginning of the Last Glacial. Upper Palaeolithic assemblages have a large number of burins. The sites provide a complete dated sequence of Upper Palaeolithic occupation in the Ukraine.

The site of Molodova V on the Dniester River in western Russia has some 12 archaeological levels spanning from c45,000 be to 7000 be according to radiocarbon evidence, but the occupation was not con-tinous. The Upper Palaeolithic levels do not correspond to cultures known from the classic West European sequence, and there is no general agreement as to which cultures should be recognized in this area.