Mammoth bone dwellings

GPTKB entity

Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Archaeological structure
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Gravettian_culture
Hunter-gatherer societies
gptkbp:builtBy Mammoth bones
Upper Paleolithic humans
gptkbp:date 15,000 years ago
gptkbp:diameter 5 to 15 meters
gptkbp:discoveredIn Late 19th century
gptkbp:excavatedBy Archaeologists
gptkbp:foundIn gptkb:Kostenki,_Russia
gptkb:Gontsy,_Ukraine
gptkb:Mezhyrich,_Ukraine
gptkb:Yudinovo,_Russia
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Mammoth bone dwellings
gptkbp:material wood
Animal hides
Mammoth jawbones
Mammoth skulls
Mammoth tusks
gptkbp:notableFinds gptkb:Kostenki_11_mammoth_house
gptkb:Mezhyrich_mammoth_house
gptkbp:period gptkb:Upper_Paleolithic
gptkbp:purpose gptkb:building
Protection from cold
gptkbp:relatedTo Paleolithic archaeology
Mammoth hunting
gptkbp:shape Oval
Circular
gptkbp:significance Adaptation to Ice Age environment
Earliest known large-scale human-built structures
Evidence of complex social organization
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Kostenki
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7