June 2018
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Upper Paleolithic site of Mezhyrich is a unique national value archeological monument (230017-N). The site is located in Mezhyrich village, Kaniv district, Cherkassy region. The purpose of the project - preservation of the dwelling construction remains of Upper Paleolithic inhabitants that will become the first step for museumification of Mezhyrich site. In the heritage protection field – preservation of the mammoth bone dwelling will allow to actualize archaeological heritage in modern Ukraine in a greater extent, and to visualize features of primitive hunters’ life. That will expose sights for audience and make positive impact on the tourism and local infrastructure development; In the scientific field - during restoration research will be cleared in and out sides of the dwelling. That will determine the structure of the object and features of material and behavioral culture of the inhabitants. And also the nature of adaptation of hunting group to conditions of glacial in Europe; In education - training under the supervision of high qualified professionals a group of candidates from Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv in fixing archaeological objects with non-destructive methods and methods of restoration of bone remains.