Karst of the Częstochowa Upland and of the Eastern Sudetes

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1 Faculty of Earth Sciences University of Silesia Zoological Institute University of Wrocław Karst of the Częstochowa Upland and of the Eastern Sudetes palaeoenvironments and protection Edited by Krzysztof Stefaniak, Andrzej Tyc, Paweł Socha Sosnowiec Wrocław 2009

2 Studies of the Faculty of Earth Sciences University of Silesia No. 56 Editors of this issue Krzysztof Stefaniak, Andrzej Tyc, Paweł Socha Linguistic Editor Beata M. Pokryszko Advisory Board and Board of Reviewers Radosław Dobrowolski (Institute of Earth Sciences, University of M. Curie-Skłodowska in Lublin), Michał Gradziński (Institute of Geological Sciences, Jagiellonian University in Kraków), Beata M. Pokryszko (Museum of Natural History, University of Wrocław), Barbara Rzebik- Kowalska (Institute of Systematics and Evolution of Animals, Polish Academy of Sciences in Kraków), Paweł Valde-Nowak (Institute of Archaeology, Jagiellonian University in Kraków) Cover design Mariusz Jeziorko Cover photos Krzysztof Blejczak, Tomasz Karpiński, Paweł Socha Cover drawings Jakub Zbyszyński, Magdalena Sudoł Colour maps in the text Bartłomiej Szypuła & Andrzej Tyc Computer typesetting Mariusz Jeziorko & Andrzej Tyc Proofreading Wioletta Tomala-Kania Publication financed by the Faculty of Earth Sciences, University of Silesia, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Earth Sciences and Environmental Management and the Zoological Institute, University of Wrocław (grant no. 2987/W/IZ/08, 1018/S/IZ/09) with financial support of the Centre of Nature Heritage of Upper Silesia (Katowice), the District Council of Ogrodzieniec and of the Lower Silesian Foundation of Sustainable Development Eko-Raj (Wrocław) Published in the year of 35th anniversary of foundation of the Faculty of Earth Sciences, University of Silesia Copyright 2009 by Faculty of Earth Sciences, University of Silesia Zoological Institute, University of Wrocław ISBN ISSN Printed by Przedsiębiorstwo Wydawniczo-Reklamowe Top-Art. ul. Konstytucji 3 Maja 17a, Łazy

3 Contributors Preface Contents 5 7 Karst and palaeoenvironments of the Częstochowa Upland Karst and caves of the Częstochowa Upland morphology and the outline of speleogenesis Andrzej Tyc Upper Jurassic deposits in the Częstochowa Upland Marcin Krajewski, Jacek Matyszkiewicz Cenozoic development of the Częstochowa Upland disputable problems Józef Lewandowski Clastic cave sediments in the Częstochowa Upland Teresa Madeyska Palaeontological studies in the Częstochowa Upland Krzysztof Stefaniak, Adam Nadachowski, Teresa Tomek, Paweł Socha Archaeological studies in caves of the Częstochowa Upland Krzysztof Cyrek The Upper Jurassic fissured-karst-porous aquifer of the Kraków-Częstochowa Upland Jacek Różkowski Early Pleistocene fauna and sediments of the Żabia Cave Krzysztof Stefaniak, Adam Nadachowski, Adrian Marciszak, Adam Szynkiewicz, Paweł Socha Archaeology, stratigraphy and palaeoecology of the Biśnik Cave Krzysztof Cyrek, Joanna Mirosław-Grabowska, Krzysztof Stefaniak, Paweł Socha Small mammals (Erinaceomorpha, Soricomorpha, Chiroptera, Lagomorpha, Rodentia) from Pleistocene sediments of the Biśnik Cave Paweł Socha Large mammals (Carnivora, Ungulata) from Pleistocene sediments of the Biśnik Cave Krzysztof Stefaniak, Adrian Marciszak Studies in the caves of the Zegarowe Rocks Krzysztof Stefaniak, Błażej Muzolf, Joanna Mirosław-Grabowska, Paweł Socha Archaeology and stratigraphy of the Jasna Strzegowska Cave Joanna Mirosław-Grabowska, Krzysztof Cyrek Multiculturate sites on Mt. Birów in Podzamcze Błażej Muzolf, Krzysztof Stefaniak, Teresa Tomek, Krzysztof Wertz, Paweł Socha, Krzysztof Cyrek, Joanna Mirosław-Grabowska, Teresa Madeyska, Adam Nadachowski Protection of karst phenomena in the Częstochowa Upland Andrzej Tyc

4 Caves, rock shelters and palaeontological sites in quarries of the Częstochowa Upland catalogue of important speleological features Krzysztof Stefaniak, Paweł Socha, Andrzej Tyc, Krzysztof Cyrek, Adam Nadachowski 307 Karst and palaeoenvironments of the Eastern Sudetes Geomorphology of karst terrains in the Śnieżnik Massif Piotr Migoń Groundwater of karst terrains in the Sudetes Wojciech Ciężkowski, Sebastian Buczyński, Bartłomiej Rzonca, Henryk Marszałek, Mirosław Wąsik, Stanisław Staśko Karst waters in the Krowiarki Range (Eastern Sudetes) Henryk Marszałek, Mirosław Wąsik Palaeogeographic and palaeoecological analysis of sediments of the Niedźwiedzia Cave in Kletno Jerzy Bieroński, Krzysztof Stefaniak, Helena Hercman, Paweł Socha, Adam Nadachowski The Niedźwiedzia Cave in the climatic environment of the Kleśnica Valley (Śnieżnik Massif) Jacek Piasecki, Tymoteusz Sawiński Palaeogeographic, archaeological and palaeozoological studies in the Radochowska Cave Jerzy Bieroński, Jan Michał Burdukiewicz, Helena Hercman, Paweł Socha, Krzysztof Stefaniak, Adam Nadachowski Caves in Rogóżka origin, sediments and fauna Bieroński Jerzy, Socha Paweł, Stefaniak Krzysztof, Helena Hercman, Michał Gąsiorowski Solna Jama Cave state of knowledge and research perspectives Krzysztof Stefaniak, Jerzy Bieroński, Paweł Socha, Helena Hercman, Adam Nadachowski A review of studies on the circulation and chemistry of the waters of the Jaskiniec catchment area (Złote Mts) Sebastian Buczyński, Bartłomiej Rzonca Caves and karst forms in the Eastern Sudetes threats and protection Jerzy Bieroński Caves and rock shelters of the Eastern Sudetes catalogue of important speleological features Krzysztof Stefaniak, Jerzy Bieroński

5 Contributors Jerzy Bieroński Institute of Geography and Regional Development, Faculty of Earth Science and Environmental Management, University of Wrocław, Pl. Uniwersytecki 1, Wrocław, Poland, Sebastian Buczyński Institute of Geological Sciences, Faculty of Earth Science and Environmental Management, University of Wrocław, Pl. Maksa Borna 9, Wrocław, Poland, Jan Michał Burdukiewicz Institute of Archaeology, Faculty of Historical and Pedagogical Sciences, University of Wrocław, ul. Szewska 48, Wrocław, Poland, Wojciech Ciężkowski Institute of Mining, Faculty of Geoengineering, Mining and Geology, Wrocław University of Technology, Wybrzeże Wyspiańskiego 27, Wrocław, Poland, Krzysztof Cyrek Institute of Archaeology, University of Mikołaj Kopernik in Toruń, Szosa Bydgoska 44/48, Toruń, Poland, Michał Gąsiorowski Institute of Geological Sciences, Polish Academy of Sciences, ul. Twarda 51/55, Warszawa, Poland, Helena Hercman Institute of Geological Sciences, Polish Academy of Sciences, ul. Twarda 51/55, Warszawa, Poland, Marcin Krajewski Faculty of Geology, Geophysics and Environmental Protection, AGH University of Science and Technology, al. Mickiewicza 30, Kraków, Poland, Józef Lewandowski Department of Fundamental Geology, Faculty of Earth Sciences, University of Silesia, ul. Będzińska 60, Sosnowiec, Poland, Teresa Madeyska Institute of Geological Sciences, Polish Academy of Sciences, ul. Twarda 51/55, Warszawa, Poland, Adrian Marciszak Department of Palaeozoology, Zoological Institute, University of Wrocław, ul. Sienkiewicza 21, Wrocław, Poland, Henryk Marszałek Institute of Geological Sciences, Faculty of Earth Science and Environmental Management, University of Wrocław, Pl. Maksa Borna 9, Wrocław, Poland, Jacek Matyszkiewicz Faculty of Geology, Geophysics and Environmental Protection, AGH University of Science and Technology, al. Mickiewicza 30, Kraków, Poland, Piotr Migoń Institute of Geography and Regional Development, Faculty of Earth Science and Environmental Management, University of Wrocław, Pl. Uniwersytecki 1, Wrocław, Joanna Mirosław-Grabowska Institute of Geological Sciences, Polish Academy of Sciences, ul. Twarda 51/55, Warszawa, 5

6 Błażej Muzolf Archaeological and Ethnographic Museum in Łódź, Pl. Wolności 14, Łódź, Poland, Adam Nadachowski Institute of Systematics and Evolution of Animals, Polish Academy of Sciences, ul. Sławkowska 17, Kraków, Poland, Department of Palaeozoology, Zoological Institute, University of Wrocław, ul. Sienkiewicza 21, Wrocław, Poland, Jacek Piasecki Department of Climatology and Atmosphere Protection, Institute of Geography and Regional Development, Faculty of Earth Science and Environmental Management, University of Wrocław, pl. Uniwersytecki 1, Wrocław, Poland, Jacek Różkowski Department of Geomorphology, Faculty of Earth Sciences, University of Silesia, ul. Będzińska 60, Sosnowiec, Poland, Bartłomiej Rzonca Department of Hydrology, Institute of Geography and Spatial Management, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, ul. Gronostajowa 7, Poland, Tymoteusz Sawiński Department of Climatology and Atmosphere Protection, Institute of Geography and Spatial Development, Faculty of Earth Science and Environmental Management, University of Wrocław, Pl. Uniwersytecki 1, Wrocław, Poland, Paweł Socha Department of Palaeozoology, Zoological Institute, University of Wrocław, ul. Sienkiewicza 21, Wrocław, Poland, Stanisław Staśko Institute of Geological Sciences, Faculty of Earth Science and Environmental Management, University of Wrocław, Pl. Maksa Borna 9, Wrocław, Poland, Krzysztof Stefaniak Department of Palaeozoology, Zoological Institute, University of Wrocław, ul. Sienkiewicza 21, Wrocław, Poland, Adam Szynkiewicz Institute of Geological Sciences, Faculty of Earth Science and Environmental Management, University of Wrocław, ul. W. Cybulskiego 32, Wrocław, Poland, Teresa Tomek Institute of Systematics and Evolution of Animals, Polish Academy of Sciences, ul. Sławkowska 17, Kraków, Poland, Andrzej Tyc Department of Geomorphology, Faculty of Earth Sciences, University of Silesia, ul. Będzińska 60, Sosnowiec, Poland, Mirosław Wąsik Institute of Geological Sciences, Faculty of Earth Science and Environmental Management, University of Wrocław, Pl. Maksa Borna 9, Wrocław, Poland, Krzysztof Wertz Institute of Systematics and Evolution of Animals, Polish Academy of Sciences, ul. Sławkowska 17, Kraków, Poland, 6

7 Stefaniak K., Tyc A., Socha P. (Eds) Karst of the Częstochowa Upland and of the Eastern Sudetes: palaeoenvironments and protection. Studies of the Faculty of Earth Sciences, University of Silesia, No. 56, Sosnowiec - Wrocław, 536 pp. Studies in the caves of the Zegarowe Rocks Krzysztof Stefaniak, Błażej Muzolf, Joanna Mirosław-Grabowska, Paweł Socha The Wodąca Valley is situated in the central part of the Kraków-Częstochowa Jura and was developed in rocky limestones of the upper Oxfordian. The length of the now dry valley is ca. 3.8 km, and the elevation of the monadnocks above its bottom reaches 100 metres (Fig. 1). The Wodąca Valley and its immediate surroundings hold more than 60 caves, with the length ranging from 3 to 155 m; most of them are rock shelters up to 10 m long. The Zegarowe Rocks with the caves: Zegar, Jasna Smoleńska and rock shelter Schronisko Pośrednie, and the Biśnik Rock with the Biśnik Cave and adjacent rock shelters deserve a special attention (Fig. 1). They contain thick sediments with faunal remains and relics of human occupancy from the middle Palaeolithic till recent times. However, a considerable part of their sediments, containing faunal and archaeological materials, was destroyed in the past. Already in 1846 removal of a few hundred wagonloads of fertile soil from the caves to the fields was mentioned, with a comment about finding a great number of prehistoric animals, human bones, remains of an ash receptacle and sharpened flints. The information pertained probably to the Zegar Cave (X. O. 1846; Kowalski 1951; Polonius 1991, 2003; Mirosław-Grabowska, Tyc 1999; Muzolf 1999; Muzolf et al. 1999; Wiszniowska 1999, 2002; Wiszniowska et al. 2001a, b, 2002, 2004; Gradziński et al. 2003; Partyka, Tyc 2004). 255

8 Fig. 1. Location of the Zegarowe Rocks in the vicinity of Smoleń and Strzegowa Interdisciplinary studies in the complex of the Zegarowe Rocks, conducted by Teresa Wiszniowska with a team of co-workers from the Palaeozoology Department, University of Wrocław and an archaeologist, Błażej Muzolf, started in In subsequent years the team was joined by other researchers. The exploration included the caves Zegar and Jasna and the rock shelter Schronisko Pośrednie. The complex of the Zegarowe Rocks is located on the left slope of the Wodąca Valley (Fig. 1). The Zegar Cave [Clock Cave] (no 386 in Kowalski s 1951 inventory and IV.C.6 in Szelerewicz & Górny s 1986 inventory), the lowest situated in relation to the present valley bottom, has its main, NW-facing entrance at 425 m a.s.l. The cave developed in a system of tectonic fissures which were perpendicular to each other (40 and 140 ); its total length is 155 m and it is the largest cave in the complex of the Zegarowe Rocks, with four sequences of passages and one large chamber. During its exploration three profiles were made in the cave (one in the main chamber and two in the passage leading to it) (Figs 2-5), and two before the entrance (Fig. 6). The studies revealed a few chronological levels of human occupancy and numerous faunal remains. The archaeological finds made it possible to determine the levels of usage of the cave s interior in recent times (17th-19th c.), and in the Middle Ages (13th-15th c.). The levels associated with prehistoric settlement start with relics of the Przeworsk culture and the period of Roman 256

9 influence (3rd-4th c. B. C.); the layer yielded, among other objects, fragments of rounded vessels and a silvered clasp of Almgren s group IV. Also settlement of the early Bronze Age and Neolithic provided finds in the form of flint production waste, a fragment of ground axe and fragments of clay pots referred to the LendzielPolgarian circle (Neolithic). Determining of two levels of Palaeolithic settlement was also important. The older level is associated with middle Palaeolithic complexes (Micoquian-Prondnikian), the younger belongs to the upper Palaeolithic complex (Muzolf 1999; Muzolf et al. 1999). Unfortunately, the Palaeolithic finds discovered to date are very few and their identification and interpretation by Krzysztof Cyrek (Mikołaj Kopernik University in Toruń) was rendered difficult. The two profiles before the cave s entrance reached the depth of more than 2.5 m: in profile I fossil soil was reached at the depth of over 2 m, in profile II a layer of loess with humus appeared more than 2.5 m below the ground level (Fig. 7). Both profiles yielded rather numerous bone remains (Table 1). They formed two assemblages: in the top of the sediments in the form of a layer of Holocene humus (69.15% of the remains) and in the loess (30.83% ). Fig. 2. Profile of sediments in the main chamber of the Zegar Cave (after J. Mirosław-Grabowska 2000; explanations in text) Fig. 3. Profile in the main chamber of the Zegar Cave. Photo by P. Socha 257

10 Fig. 4. Sediments profile in passage close to the western cave entrance (view to the entrance). Photo by P. Socha Fig. 5. Sediments profile in passage close to the western cave entrance (view to the cave interior). Photo by P. Socha 258

11 Excavations inside the cave resulted in uncovering of a sediments profile more than 3 m thick, with 7 layers (Figs 2-5) (Mirosław-Grabowska 2000). The bottom is composed of clay (over 50% clayey fraction) of rusty colour layer 7. It is a typical residual clay devoid of limestone rubble and more than 80 cm thick. Higher situated layer 6 has the form of sandy clay of a light brown colour. It contains ca. 30% limestone rubble, mostly smoothed and with rounded edges. Its thickness reaches 40 cm. Layer 5, cm thick, is composed of a sandy loam of a greybrown colour. The content of partly smoothed limestone rubble reaches 10%. Layer 4, like layer 5, is built of a sandy loam passing in places into loamy sands, of a yellow-brown colour, up to 30 cm thick. It contains up to 24% silty fraction and 20-35% fine limestone rubble. Its roof is underlined by a layer of coarser limestone rubble of intense orange colour. Layer 3 is formed by medium- and fine-grained sands, yellow-brown and ca. 70 cm thick. They are characterised by the following granulometric indices: Mz = 2,07 φ and бi = 1,12 φ. They are mainly quartz sands. Some grains have matt surfaces. The limestone rubble content in the layer is about a dozen percent. Layer 2 is similar to layer 5, it has the form of a sandy loam of a light brown colour, ca. 60 cm thick. It appears that a considerable part of this layer was damaged by earlier excavations. In places the top of the sediments holds fragments of crumbled calcite crust (layer 1), up to a dozen centimetres thick, underlain by a layer of dark grey sandy loam (Fig. 3). Numerous animal bones were found in the sediments of the Zegar Cave (Muzolf et al. 1999; Wiszniowska 1999, 2002; Wiszniowska et al. 2001a, b; Stefaniak et al. 2007). Humus and lower situated loess layers before the cave s entrance yielded a material of ca. 2,000 bone remains; more than 140 specimens could be identified (ca. 7%). Palaeoecological analysis showed that the deposition progressed in conditions of a cold climate with a tendency to warming in the upper Fig. 6. Profile II before the cave s entrance. Photo by P. Socha 259

12 Fig. 7. Percentage of mammal ecological groups in profiles in front of the Zegar Cave part of the profile (Fig. 7). Sediments inside the cave yielded ca bone remains (1047 identified over 17%). In all, 32 mammal species and bird remains were found in the sediments in front of and inside the cave (Table 1). Twenty six mammal taxa were found in the profiles before the cave, rodents being dominants. The most abundant species in the humus layers were the bank vole and the field vole/common vole group. The presence of few glirid teeth and, among ungulates, remains of domesticated animals, is noteworthy (Table 2). In the loess layers teeth of the collared lemming, tundra vole and bank vole were the most abundant (Table 2). Palaeoecological analysis revealed significant differences between the two assemblages (Fig. 7). The humus layers held three ecological groups: the most numerous group of euryoecious mammals (more than 50% of the remains), forest-dwellers formed more than 30% of the specimens while domesticated mammals - nearly 9%. In the loess domesticated mammal remains formed a similar proportion. The highest percentage was formed by steppe-tundra mammals (over 26%). The proportion of forms of humid and forested habitats was also high (the two groups constituted ca. 22% of the remains). The group of forest-dwellers was not much smaller. It can be conjectured that mammal remains in the loess were deposited at the end of the last glaciation (dominance of D. guli- 260

13 elmi among the lemmings) and at the beginning of the Holocene. The humus layers contained an assemblage which was formed in recent times in an agricultural landscape besides typical forest-dwellers of deciduous and mixed woodlands it included open country species of fields and meadows (group M. arvalis/agrestis). The dominant species in the profiles inside the cave was the cave bear, constituting more than 54% of all identified bones. The analysis of species composition and palaeoecological analysis shows (Table 3; Fig. 8) that the surface layers and the dump contain bones of euryoecious animals (cave bear, fox), forest-dwellers (badger, wild boar, red deer), and domesticated forms (sheep or goat). They indicate climatic conditions close to the present ones. The layer formed during the Holocene, and the presence of Pleistocene animal bones should be explained by mixing of the sediments by earlier excavations. Layer 2 contains both forestdwelling forms and euryoecious species, but no domesticated animals (Table 3; Fig. 8). In layer 3 the proportion of forest-associated taxa decreases, and bones of steppe-tundra forms appear (collared and mountain lemmings, horse). This indicates a deterioration of climatic conditions. The situation is similar in layer 4, where additionally forms associated with humid habitats were found (tundra vole). Environmental conditions in the two layers can be described as a cold climate, but with the constant presence of forest-dwellers (bank vole) (Table 3; Fig. 8). In layer 5 an amelioration of climate is observed. The number of steppe and tundra species decreases distinctly, and the number of forest-dwellers (bank vole, badger) increases; the presence of the tundra vole, like in the overlying layers, indicates the presence of wetlands in the surroundings of the cave (Table 3; Fig. 8). In layer 6 the proportion of steppe and tundra species increases, with some forest-dwellers still present (bank vole and badger). No doubt a lake or stream was situated near the cave as indicated by the presence of the otter (Table 3; Fig. 8). The change of the environmental conditions in layers 5 and 6 is also reflected in their lithology. Layer 7 contains faunal remains of the most diverse character; also the environment was varied, of a mosaic character. The presence of densely vegetated areas is indicated by the remains of the bank vole, badger and red deer. Open areas and steppe tundra, with short vegetation, shrubs and also areas with hard sublayer were inhabited by the souslik, mountain lemming, horse, woolly rhinoceros, giant elk, reindeer, primitive bison and chamois. The occurrence of the chamois in many localities in the Polish Jura confirms the migration trend of mountain forms during the cold Pleistocene periods to European lowlands and uplands (Czyżewska 1989; Wiszniowska et al. 2001a, b; Wiszniowska 2002; Wojtal 2003, 2007; Wojtal et al. 2004). The presence of larger streams is indicated by the presence of the otter (Table 3; Fig. 8). The climatic conditions can be described as temperate to cold. Summarising, it can be said that the deposition at the bottom and top of the studied series took place in conditions of temperate and warm climate, with the presence of forested areas and numerous associated animals, and with domesticated species in the top of the sediments (Table 3; Fig. 8). The remaining sediments formed in conditions of a cool climate with a tendency to further cooling in layers 4 and 3, including the period of the last glaciation. The fauna of that period is characteristic of the Pleistocene open tundra and steppe-tundra (Muzolf 1999; Muzolf et al. 1999; Wiszniowska 1999, 2002; Wiszniowska et al. 2001a, b, 2002, 261

14 Fig. 8. Percentage of mammal ecological groups in profiles inside the Zegar Cave 2004). At present the Wodąca Valley has no permanent streams or pools whose presence in the Pleistocene was abundantly documented by both geological and palaeontological data from the caves Zegar and Biśnik. Geological, palaeozoological and archaeological data show that the bottom of the profiles in the Zegar Cave (Fig. 2) represents Pliocene-Pleistocene sediments (layer 7), similar to sediments of layer 20 from the Biśnik Cave (Mirosław- Grabowska 2000, 2001, 2002a, b). Layer 7 from the Zegar Cave, like layer 20 from the Biśnik Cave, contained remains of Pleistocene animals. The species composition of the fauna and the proportion of various ecological groups indicate a middle or upper Pleistocene age (Table 3; Fig. 8). The overlying layers were formed in relatively warm conditions, as indicated by the character of the limestone rubble and the presence of the forest fauna. Layer 6 was probably deposited at the beginning of the Vistula glaciation and thus corresponds to layers from the Biśnik Cave. Layer 5, like layers 6-7 from the Biśnik Cave, probably originated during the Świecie stadial of the Vistula glaciation. Layer 4, characterised by an increased content of silty fraction, corresponds to layer 2 loess - from the Biśnik Cave. Its accumulation falls on the main stadial of the Vistula glaciation which is confirmed by the composition and character of its fauna. Layer 3 arose in the late glacial, as indicated by the presence of steppe-tundra fauna and the high content of sands (with matt grain surfaces), probably associated with the then dune-forming phase 262

15 (Szczypek 1984, 1986). Sediments of layer 2 and the surface layers in the Zegar Cave were much mixed but the presence of remains of domesticated animals in them indicates that they formed during the Holocene (Table 3; Fig. 8). Layer 1, in the form of calcite crust, was also formed during the Holocene (Muzolf 1999; Muzolf et al. 1999; Wiszniowska 1999, 2002; Wiszniowska et al. 2001a, b, 2002, 2004; Mirosław-Grabowska 2001, 2002a; b; Cyrek 2002; Gradziński et al. 2003). The Jasna Smoleńska Cave, located the highest relative to the valley bottom, is the second largest cave of the Zegarowe Rocks complex (no 389 in Kowalski s 1951 inventory and IV.C.9 in Szelerewicz & Górny s 1986 inventory) (Fig. 1). It has the form of a large chamber with a window in the roof and is divided by a rock pylon. It is ca. 30 m long (Fig. 9). According to K. Kowalski (1951), numerous flint artifacts were found in the foreground of the cave. Our studies yielded relics of settlement in the form of artifacts buried in the sediments and originating mainly from the 13th and 14th c. They included traces of burning, arrowheads, fragments of spurs, buckles and fragments of clay pots. The cave was no doubt used as a shelter during the Polish-Czech battles that were fought in the region. The Pleistocene layers contained small flint flakes and scales which unequivocally point to occupancy by prehistoric people but are difficult to classify chronologically and culturally. Besides, in superficial layers in the cave and its foreground numerous flint waste products were found, originating probably from production of quadrifaceted axes of the Bronze Age. Sediments of the Jasna Smoleńska Cave yielded ca. 140 bone remains representing 14 mammal taxa (Table 1) and a few bird species. The bird remains are probably mainly represented by ptarmigan bones. The material included two faunal assemblages. The first, found in the top of sediments composed of a layer of grey-brown and black humus and humus with loess, included remains of domesticated and forest animals, indicating a Holocene deposition (Table 4; Fig. 10). Lower situated loess layers contained remains of animals associated with the Pleistocene tundra and steppe-tundra, characteristic of cold periods at the end of the last glaciation (Table 4; Fig. 10). (Muzolf 1999; Fig. 9. Profiles in the Jasna Smoleńska Cave. Photo by P. Socha 263

16 Fig. 10. Percentage of mammal ecological groups in profiles in the Jasna Smoleńska Cave Muzolf et al. 1999; Wiszniowska 1999, 2002; Wiszniowska et al. 2001a, b, 2002, 2004). The assemblage was dominated by remains of the collared lemming and the narrow-headed vole, indicating a cold and very cold climate, a dry and stony steppe or steppe-tundra, which is also confirmed by the presence of chamois. The data suggest that the remains from the loess layers could originate from the maximum of the last glaciation (LGM). The fewest fragments of bones and teeth were found in the shallow sediments of the rock shelter Schronisko Pośrednie, which in earlier publications was called rock shelter below the Zegar Cave (no 388 in Kowalski s 1951 inventory and IV.C.8 in Szelerewicz & Górny s 1986 inventory) (Fig. 1). They represented only 8 mammal species (Table 1). Apart from the cattle remains found in the superficial humus layer, the remaining bones found in loess layers, represented a cold-loving assemblage of steppe-tundra and tundra forms from the end of the last glaciation (Table 5) (Muzolf 1999; Muzolf et al. 1999; Wiszniowska 1999, 2002; Wiszniowska et al. 2001a, b, 2002, 2004). Summing up, it can be said that the studies yielded an abundant and interesting assemblage of vertebrates and few mollusc remains; an array of chronological levels of human occupancy of the caves was recognised, starting with the middle and upper Palaeolithic, through the Mesolithic, Bronze Age, Halstadt period, period of Roman influence and Middle Ages, till recent times. 264

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20 Table 1. List of mammal species from Quaternary sediments of the caves of the Zegarowe Rocks TAXON Zegar Cave Jasna Smoleńska Cave Rock shelter Pośrednie Insectivora Sorex araneus L Soricidae indet Chiroptera Chiroptera indet Lagomorpha Lepus sp Rodentia Spermophilus sp Arvicola terrestris (L.) Clethrionomys glareolus (S.) Lemmus lemmus (L.) Dicrostonyx gulielmi (S.) Microtus agrestis (L.) Microtus arvalis (P.) Microtus oeconomus (P.) Microtus gregalis (P.) Glis glis (L.) Muscardinus avellanarius (L.) Carnivora Ursus arctos (L.) Ursus spelaeus R Canis lupus L Alopex lagopus (L.) Vulpes vulpes (L.) Panthera spelaea (G.) Felis silvestris S Crocuta crocuta spelaea (G.) Meles meles (L.) Mustela putorius L Martes martes (L.) Perissodactyla Equus caballus (L.) Coelodonta antiquitatis (B.) Artiodactyla Sus scrofa L Cervus elaphus L Megaloceros giganteus B Rangifer tarandus (L.)

21 Alces alces (L.) Bos primigenius BOJANUS, 1827 or B. primigenius f. taurus B. + + Bison priscus (B.) Rupicapra rupicapra (L.) Unidentified taxa Ovis or Capra Table 2. Number (N) and percentage (%) of mammal taxa in profiles in front of the Zegar Cave TAXON Humus Loess N (%) N (%) Total Sorex araneus L. 1 (0.99) - 1 (0.68) Soricidae indet. 5 (4.95) 1 (2.22) 6 (4.1) Arvicola terrestris (L.) - 2 (4.44) 2 (1.36) Clethrionomys glareolus (S.) 19 (18.81) 8 (17.77) 27 (18.49) Lemmus lemmus (L.) - 2 (4.44) 2 (1.36) Dicrostonyx gulielmi (S.) - 10 (22.27) 10 (6.84) Microtus arvalis/agrestis (L.) 29 (28.72) 1 (2.22) 30 (20.72) Microtus oeconomus (P.) - 8 (17.77) 8 (5.47) Glis glis (L.) 1 (0.99) - 1 (0.68) Muscardinus avellanarius (L.) 1 (0.99) - 1 (0.68) Muridae indet. 7 (6.93) 4 (8.88) 11 (7.53) Ursus arctos (L.) 1 (0.99) - 1 (0.68) Ursus spelaeus R. 4 (3.96) 1 (2.22) 5 (3.42) Canis lupus L. 8 (7.92) 2 (4.44) 10 (0.84) Vulpes vulpes (L.) 2(1.98) - 2 (1.36) Felis silvestris S. 2 (1.98) 1 (2.22) 3 (2.05) Meles meles (L.) 2 (1.98) - 2 (1.36) Mustela putorius L. 1 (0.99) - 1 (0.68) Martes martes (L.) 1 (0.99) - 1 (0.68) Equus caballus (L.) 2 (1.98) - 2 (1.36) Sus scrofa L. 4 (3.96) 1 (2.22) 5 (3.42) Cervus elaphus L. 1 (0.99) - 1 (0.68) Alces alces (L.) 1 (0.99) - 1 (0.68) Bos primigenius B. or Bos taurus B. 6 (5.94) - 6 (4.10) Ovis or Capra 1 (0.99) 4 (8.88) 5 (3.42) Artiodactyla indet. 2 (1.98) - 2 (1.36) Total (100) 269

22 Table 3. Number (N) and percentage (%) of mammal taxa in profiles inside the Zegar Cave TAXON Humus Layer 2 Layer 3 Layer 4 Layer 5 Layer 6 Layer 7 N (%) N (%) N (%) N (%) N (%) N (%) N (%) Total Soricidae indet (0.42) (0.09) Chiroptera indet (7.05) 2 (0.85) 3 (2.22) 3 (0.65) 14 (1.33) Spermophilus sp (0.21) 1 (0.09) Clethrionomys glareolus (S.) - 1 (3.22) 2 (2.98) 1 (1.17) 3 (1.42) 1 (0.74) 1 (0.21) 9 (0.85) Lemmus lemmus (L.) (1.49) - 1 (0.42) 1 (0.74) 1 (0.21) 4 (0.38) Dicrostonyx gulielmi (S.) (1.49) 1 (1.17) (0.19) Microtus arvalis/agrestis (L.) (8.95) 7 (8.23) 9 (3.85) 1 (0.74) 34 (7.37) 57 (5.44) Microtus oeconomus (P.) (2.35) 1 (0.42) - 1 (0.21) 4 (0.38) Muridae indet (0.21) 1 (0.09) Ursus spelaeus R. 19 (54.32) 17 (54.83) 30 (44.81) 33 (38.88) 129 (55.03) 97 (71.88) 247 (53.57) 572 (54.63) Canis lupus L (1.42) 3 (2.22) 19 (4.12) 25 (2.38) Vulpes vulpes (L.) 1 (2.85) 3 (9.67) (1.48) 4 (0.86) 10 (0.95) Panthera spelea (G.) (4.47) - 1 (0.42) 1 (0.74) 3 (0.65) 8 (0.76) Crocuta crocuta spelea (G.) (5.97) 3 (3.52) 3 (1.42) 2 (1.48) 15 (3.25) 27 (2.57) Meles meles (L.) 1 (2.85) 10 (32.28) (11.58) 13 (9.62) 57 (12.36) 108 (10.31) Lutra lutra (L.) (0.74) 8 (1.73) 9 (0.85) Carnivora indet ) 29 (34.11) 53 (22.74) - 16 (3.47) 114 (11.03) Equus caballus (L.) (4.47) (1.48) 3 (0.65) 8 (0.76) Coelodonta antiquitatis (B.) (2.35) - 2 (1.48) 1 (0.21) 5 (0.47) Sus scrofa L. 12 (34.28) (1.14) Cervus elaphus L. 1 (2.85) (1.17) (0.65) 5 (0.47) Megaloceros giganteus B (2.16) 10 (0.95) Rangifer tarandus (L.) (1.49) (3.7) 30 (6.5) 36 (3.43) Bison priscus (B.) (0.74) 2 (0.43) 3 (0.28) Rupicapra rupicapra (L.) (0.21) 1 (0.09) Ovis or Capra 1 (2.85) (0.09) Total 35 (100) 31 (100) 67 (100) 85 (100) 233 (100) 135 (100) 461 (100) 1047 (100) 270

23 Table 4. Number (N) and percentage (%) of mammal taxa in profiles in the Jasna Smoleńska Cave TAXON Humus Loess N (%) N (%) Total Lepus sp. - 2 (1.90) 2 (1.43) Dicrostonyx gulielmi (S.) - 67 (63.86) 67 (48.32) Microtus arvalis/agrestis (L.) - 1 (0.95) 1 (0.71) Microtus gregalis (P.) - 18 (17.14) 18 (12.94) Ursus arctos (L.) 1 (2.94) - 1 (0.71) Ursus spelaeus R. - 4 (3.80) 4 (2.87) Carnivora indet. - 4 (3.80) 4 (2.87) Equus caballus (L.) - 3 (2.85) 3 (2.15) Coelodonta antiquitatis (B.) - 2 (1.90) 2 (1.43) Sus scrofa L. 5 (14.7) - 5 (3.59) Rangifer tarandus (L.) - 2 (1.90) 2 (1.43) Bos primigenius B. or Bos taurus B. 27 (79.42) - 27 (19.42) Rupicapra rupicapra (L.) - 1 (0.95) 1 (0.71) Ovis or Capra 1 (2.94) - 1 (0.71) Artiodactyla indet. - 1 (0.95) 1 (0.71) Total 34 (100) 105 (100) 139 (100) Table 5. Number (N) and percentage (%) of mammal taxa in profile in the rock shelter Pośrednie TAXON Humus Loess N (%) N (%) Total Dicrostonyx gulielmi (S.) - 2 (12.5) 2 (11.76) Lemmus lemmus (L.) - 1 (6.25) 1 (5.88) Microtus gregalis (P.) - 1 (6.25) 1 (5.88) Ursus spelaeus R. - 2 (12.5) 2 (11.76) Equus caballus (L.) - 3 (18.75) 3 (17.64) Coelodonta antiquitatis (B.) - 1 (6.25) 1 (5.88) Rangifer tarandus (L.) - 6 (37.50) 6 (35.32) Bos primigenius B. or Bos taurus B. 1 (100) - 1 (5.88) Total 1 (100) 16 (100) 17 (100) 271