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Taphonomy
A combined topographic mapping and electro-resistivity study of the cave and the plateau revealed a chimney in the rear of the cave. While geological studies of the sediments are still in progress, there is mounting evidence that this chimney could have been the source of the Tayacian sediments and potentially the industry as well.
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