Smyntyna, Olena V.Сминтина, Олена ВалентинівнаСмынтына, Елена Валентиновна2012-04-232012-04-232006Black sea – mediterranean corridor during the last 30 ky: sea level change and human adaptation (2005–2009) : ІІ plenary meeting and field trip of project IGCP-521 (Odessa, 20–28 August 2006). – Odessa : Astroprint, 2006.https://dspace.onu.edu.ua/handle/123456789/2388Друга пленарна конференція та польові екскурсії з Проекту IGCP-521 «Чорноморсько-Середземноморський Коридор упродовж останніх 30 тисяч років: мінливість рівня моря й адаптація людини» (2005-2009).Путівник.-Одеса:Астрапринт,2006The NWBS region(Fig. 1b)is rich in archaeological resources(Tsetskhladze, 2001).It holds some of the most significant evidence of human prehistory and history in the region,much of which was closely associated with the "cradle of civilization" in the Near East,The NWBS region can be counted among the world's very best outdoor laboratories for studying the adaptation of Anatomically Modern Humans [АМН],who occupied and used the land for more than 40,000 years.Long-abandoned archaeological sites and historic landscapes of the NWBS region give us important insights into the ways human activities and the environment have been linked together through time, and how cultural practices (e.g., overkill of bison by the Late Paleolithic/Early Mesolithic hunters: Stanko, 2006) contributed to substantial environmental change,leading to subsequent changes in human economy.The earliest traces of human presence have been found in the Lower Dniester region (site of Jolubets next to the village of Labushna,Kodyma district, Odessa region, ca. 600 ky BP) and are referred to the latest phases of the Acheulian industry.Since that time, occupation in this region shows no breaks, with a continuous sequence of sites and settlements attributable to all subsequent archaeological periods.enNWBS regionLower DniesterArticle