Recent work on the Paleolithic of Central Asia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 18945839 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Richard S Davis (Kabul Education University, corresponding author), Vadim A Ranov (Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Tajikistan, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1999 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 186-193 |
| Publication date | 1999-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Evolutionary Anthropology Issues News and Reviews (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1060-1538 • E-ISSN: 1520-6505 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/(sici)1520-6505(1999)8:5<186::aid-evan6>3.0.co;2-r |
| OpenAlex | W2036724907 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 36 |
| References cited | 12 |
Central Asia has played an important role in Paleolithic archeology since the discovery of Teshik-Tash in 1938. Since the 1970s, attention has turned to Lower Paleolithic studies following the important discoveries at Kul'dara and other deeply stratified loess sites in southern Tajikistan. The sites, dated to as early as 800,000 years ago, are not the earliest evidence of hominids in Asia, but they do reflect early adaptations to arid mid-latitude environments. The stone-tool industries from these early sites are composed of pebble and flake implements; they do not include bifaces. Along with the archeological material in the loess is an impressive paleoenvironmental record with good chronological control. In other parts of Central Asia, there are reported elements of the Acheulean technocomplex at sites such as Sel'ungur and Yangadazha, but that claim cannot be substantiated. In the Upper Pleistocene, important research questions include the extent and meaning of Middle Paleolithic variability, the relation of Middle to Upper Paleolithic cultures, and the effect of glacial or interglacial climatic oscillations on Paleolithic settlement and adaptation.
Acheulean · Archaeology · Cave · Geography · Glacial period · Interglacial · Loess · Middle Paleolithic · Mousterian · Pleistocene · Stone tool · Upper Paleolithic · Archaeology and Rock Art Studies · Geology · Paleontology · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology · Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology
Inter-site and Intra-site Comparison of Recycling in Paleolithic Surface Contexts of Central Kazakhstan
Occurrence and distribution of biomarkers in loess-paleosol sequences of Tajikistan (Central Asia)
High altitude Middle Palaeolithic open-air locales of the Miankouh, Thrust Zagros Mountains, Iran
A biogeographic perspective on early human colonization of the Tibetan Plateau
Kaftar Kouh of Ferdous, New Evidence of Paleolithic Population in Southern Khorasan, Iran
Early geometric microlith technology in Central Asia
Reassessment of the Lower Paleolithic (Acheulean) presence in the western Tien Shan
The Lower Paleolithic of Iran
First Evidence of Pleistocene Archaeology on the Neyshabur Plain and its Role in Reconstructing the Dispersal of Hominins on the Northeastern Iranian Plateau
Carinated Pieces in Paleolithic Assemblages of Central Asia1
The Kulbulak Bladelet Tradition in The Upper Paleolithic of Central Asia
The Pleistocene Peopling of the North
El poblamiento de Europa en torno al límite Matuyama/Brunhes
Home Range Size in Middle Pleistocene China and Human Dispersal Patterns in Eastern and Central Asia
Pleistocene human colonization of Siberia and peopling of the Americas
Environmental and climatic context of Neanderthal occupation in southwestern Europe during MIS3 inferred from the small-vertebrate assemblages
Oldest human expansions in Eurasia
A new look at the Middle Paleolithic lithic industry of the Teshik-Tash Cave, Uzbekistan, West Central Asia
How to survive the glacial apocalypse
Middle Paleolithic variability in Central Asia
New chronological data for the Middle Paleolithic hominin occupations at Anghilak Cave, Uzbekistan
The Northern Iranian Central Plateau at the End of the Pleistocene and Early Holocene
Hunter–gatherer dispersals in the mammoth-steppe
Evolution and dispersal of the genus Homo
New hominin remains from Uzbekistan
New evidence for mountain Palaeolithic human occupation in the western Tian Shan piedmonts, eastern Uzbekistan
First evidence of pleistocene hominin occupations in the Jovin-Joghatai plain, Northeast of the Iranian Plateau
Le peuplement humain en Eurasie
Is Central Asia the eastern outpost of the Neandertal range? A reassessment of the Teshik‐Tash child
Modern Human Colonization of the Siberian Mammoth Steppe
Recent Paleolithic Surveys in Luristan
Hegemony and the Central Asian Paleolithic Record
Neanderthals and Modern Humans
The History of Hominin Occupation of Central Asia in Review
The Upper Paleolithic of the Americas
Middle Paleolithic technological diversity during MIS 3 in the Western Tian Shan piedmonts
Late Weichselian Ice Sheet of Northern Eurasia
The Impact of Late Pleistocene—Early Holocene Climatic Changes on Humans in Southwest Asia
The Paleolithic prehistory of the Zagros-Taurus
The Surface of the Ice-Age Earth
Early paleolithic of China and eastern Asia
Loess of Central Asia
Northeast Asia in Prehistory
The Palaeolithic colonization of Europe
Toward a New Outline of the Soviet Central Asian Paleolithic [and Comments and Reply]
Kuldara
| Unique citing works | 36 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,33 |
| Citation span | 1999 - 2026 (28) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 22 |