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Kordos, L.: Historico-zoogeographical and ecological investigation of the subfossil vertebrate fauna of the Aggtelek Karst 85-100. o.
Baradla Cave There were several excavations and rescue excavations in the 25 km long Baradla Cave at Aggtelek and also an enormous quantity of stray finds has been found. In July, 1969 the author collected samples at two points from the culture layer of the so-called Csontház, at one point from the culture layer of the so-called Fekete Hall and also from the cultura level of the archeologieal trial trench in Denevér-ág. In the Aggtelek part of the cave the oldest cultura is the Neolithic Bükk culture (TOMPA, 1929, KOREK, 1969). In most parts of the cave there is a sterile yellow clay below the cultura level, therefore, the fauna of the cultura level remained free from older contamination. At the same time, however, younger species, first of all bats could get into it. The next younger significant human settlement in the cave was in Late Bronze (Early Iron Age (JAKUCS, 1961). Thus, Neolithic and Bronze Age layers could have mixed. Although the remains were found in charcoal layer, they do not represent the usual fauna of a settlement (Table 1). Its main part consists of small mammals, among them we find those species which are ready to visit human settlements (Crocidura , Apodemus agrárius, Mus musculus) . From the viewpoint of the evolution of our native micromammal fauna it is highly significant that at this locality Microtus gregalis , M. oeconomus , M. agrestis and Ochotona were found together in a well-defined archeologieal layer. As we have mentioned above, the presence of Microtus gregalis and Ochotona sp. , together with the sub-Carpathian position and the karstic construction of the area rendered possible the region to become even today a refuge of many relic species and of species having a dwindled area. This character of the region existed already during the Neolithic (Atlantic Phase). Rhinolophus hipposideros resembling here rather the from found in the 3rd locality of the Kis-Kőhát Shaft than recent species, occurs also among warm indicating expansive micromammal species (KORDOS, 1973/b). Man's presence is proved by broken bones of children (may be a proof of cannibalism) as well as by 25 teeth (mostly belonging to children) excavated in a single small dent. Macromammals suitable for domestication such as Sus scrofa , Bos taurus and Ovis seu Capra were also detected. Csapástetô Cave The cave lies near Szinpetri, 500 m north to the Kopolya Spring at the slope of András HiU (its local name Csapástető Plateau). In 1972 M. HELLEBRANDT made rescue excavations in the cave and found bones. All layers contained the characteristic ceramics (HELLEBRANDT, 1970) of the Late Bronze Age Kyjatice culture (KEMENCZEI, 1970), together with scanty vertebrate fauna. The collection of osteological remains was hand-sorted therefore, some important micromammals are lacking from fauna (Table 1). On the basis of the recovered animal species here it may be said that in the Late Bronze Age (Sub-Boreal Phase) under a generally cool and humid climate followed by afforestation, the man of the Kyjatice culture made a
