Introduction The Middle Paleolithic in Greece is known from finds from a number of cave and open sites (Darlas, 1994; Darlas and Lumley, 1999; Kyparissi-Apostolika, 1999; Panagopoulou et al., 2002-2004; Papaconstantinou, 1988; Papagianni, 2000), but until recently no representative multilayered layer was recorded. a monument of this era. Excavations of the Middle and Upper Paleolithic stratified site of Klisura, cave No. 1 (hereinafter referred to as Klisura - 1), in the east of the Peloponnese Peninsula (Figs. 1, 2) provided important materials on the stratigraphy of the monument's deposits, technical and typological features of stone industries, and various aspects of human activity. So far, only the results of studying the uppermost Mousterian layers VII, VIIa, VIII, and X exposed by a small pit in 1997 have been published (Koumouzelis et al., 2001b). In these deposits, microlithoid industry is represented; the tool kit is dominated by scrapers, convergent products are found, and forms such as Keene and products of Levallois splitting are very scarce. Excavations in 2001-2006 revealed many new Middle Paleolithic layers with open hearths, abundant faunal remains, and rich stone industries, including numerous retouched tools (various scrapers and pinnacles), as well as nuclei and cleavages. Oddly enough, the upper part of the Middle Paleolithic column was represented by Levallois forms, elongated points, and convergent scrapers. This publication describes the Mousterian industries and presents the results of their comparative technological and typological analyses. The study is based on a sample of 37,922 artifacts from 14 layers. In addition, materials from layer XX roofing were also used in some comparisons. The Middle Paleolithic member with a thickness of up to 6.5 m is composed of numerous layers with evidence of intensive habitation (layers VI-XX a-g, counting from top to bottom); dates for it have not yet been determined. A radiocarbon date of 40,010 ± 740 B ... Читать далее