Fig. 1: Cave and archeological sites in the Caucasus. | Communications Earth & Environment

Fig. 1: Cave and archeological sites in the Caucasus.

From: Western Caucasus regional hydroclimate controlled by cold-season temperature variability since the Last Glacial Maximum

Fig. 1: Cave and archeological sites in the Caucasus.

Map showing streamlines of the mean wind field at 200 hPa from the ERA5 dataset covering 1970 to 202266. Zoomed in map shows the locations of archeological sites as purple dots (KC (Korotkaya Cave), AK (Akhshtyrskaya Cave), A3 (Aghitu 3 Cave), SC (Satsurblia Cave), MC (Mezmaiskaya Cave), and WC (western Caucasus including: Dzudzuana, Bondi, Ortvale and Kotias Klde). Cave sites used for paleoclimate studies are shown as orange hexagons: SAR (Sarma Cave), ABR (Abrskil Cave), and NA (Novoafonskaya Cave).

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