JAMA ZOVINE – ZANIMLJIV PALEONTOLOŠKI I SPELEOLOŠKI OBJEKT U ZALEĐU BIOKOVA
JAMA ZOVINE – AN INTERESTING PALEONTOLOGICAL AND SPELEOLOGICAL FACILITY IN THE HINTERLAND OF BIOKOVO

Summary/Abstract: Zovine Pit is one of four researched caves in the area of the village Biokovsko Selo. It is situated around 850 m from from a part of village named Donje Bakote in S-SW direction. The research was carried out during 2017 as a part of survays in the wide area of hinterland of Biokovo mountain conducted during last several years by Speleological Society „Špiljar“ from Split. During the research, numerous underground fauna samples were with diverse and interesting endemic species. Also, bones of deer and bear were documented. During 2018, in cooperation with Natural History Museum and Zoological Garden from Split, and with the support by „More Mandić Ltd.“ from Sv. Filip i Jakov, all recorded bone remains were collected and transported to the Museum for preservation and further scientific research. The collected bones were part of torsos (pelvis bones, long bones, ribs, vertebrae and series of tiny bones), a bear scull and a deer scull with horns. The estimation of sample age by relative specific activity of 14C is in process.

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