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<abstract xmlns="http://eprints.org/ep2/data/2.0">Eieven samples from Upper Paleolithic layers of karst cave Bondi have been investigated by the method of&#13;
palynological analysis. The pollen and spore content there turned out to be very scarce, however, non-pollen&#13;
fossils (=non-pollen palynomorphs) were represented better. In the lower layers many flax and wool fibers&#13;
were found. High quantities of flax fibers and especially the presence of tWisted and painted fibers in the&#13;
Bondi cave layers indicates the hand-made production of textile. In the Upper Paleolithic mixing of wool and&#13;
flax fibers had already been used to make the knitted fabric durability, i.e. the knitting technology were being&#13;
improved.&#13;
The cave Bondi was used by man in the periods of cooler climate which were three for the time of&#13;
sedimentation of the studied earth stratum. The maximum quantity of flax fibers together with the pollen of&#13;
cold-loving plants can be used as an indicator of coolings. Their minimum contairi,on the contrary, indicates&#13;
climate warrnings. This point is important when pollen is absent or when pollen spectra are poor.&#13;
Investigation of a group of non-pollen palynomorphs (NPP) in the archaeological material is very promising&#13;
for solution of many problems of culture history of ancient</abstract>
