Svetlana Shnaider
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 146279 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Svetlana Shnaider |
| NOMBRES | Svetlana |
| APELLIDO | Shnaider |
| FIRMA | SHNAIDER S |
| AFILIACIONES | Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2230-4286 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 64 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 132 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 64 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2015 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 7 |
Fur Hats from the Oglakhty Cemetery in Khakassia (2nd—3rd centuries AD)
The article presents unique headgear from the Oglakhty cemetery (early stage of Tashtyk culture). These are two hats from grave 4/1969 (excavated by L. Kyzlasov) and a pompon from grave 1/1903 (excavated by A. Adrianov). A detailed description of the construction and special features of the hats is provided. Both hats are double-layered hoods with the fur side facing outward, featuring ear flaps, ties, a nape cover, and a pompon. Common technolog…
Керамический комплекс позднего этапа кельтеминарской культуры на основе анализа материалов со стоянок Бешбулак 2, 5, 11
Стоянки Бешбулак 2, 5, 11 находятся вблизи села Бешбулак (Тамдымский район Навоийской области, Узбекистан). Первой была открыта в 1955 г. Н.Н. Вактурской стоянка Бешбулак 1, затем, в 1971 г., Кызылкумским отрядом Хорезмской экспедиции Института этнографии АН СССР под руководством А.В. Виноградова эта стоянка была переобследована, в результате чего специалисты обнаружили ещё ряд стоянок со скоплениями находок. Целью данной работы является изучение…
Rock Art in the Bartang Rock Shelter (Eastern Pamir)
The article presents the results of research on a newly discovered rock art site — the Bartang Cave located in the Kurtake Valley (Eastern Pamir, Republic of Tajikistan). The site was identified during the 2024 field surveys, and the archaeological study was conducted in 2025. The cave is associated with Jurassic limestone outcrops at an altitude of 4142 m above sea level. Five pigmentmade images were recorded in the cave. All of the images repre…
Markansu III – a New Stone Age Site in the Eastern Pamirs
In 2025, as part of the work of the Pamir Archaeological Team of the IAET SB RAS in the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region (Eastern Pamir, Republic of Tajikistan), a new archaeological site Markansu III was established. In the course of survey of the left side of the wide valley of the Koksoy River, archaeological material both separate and in clusters was recorded exposed on the top of a high moraine (50–70 m from the valley floor), 3. km northe…
Study of the Tepakul-5 Site (Zaravshan Range, Uzbekistan) during the 2025 Field Season
The Zeravshan Range, particularly its northern slopes, is an essential region for studying the Neolithization processes in Central Asia. Active field investigations of Mesolithic and Neolithic sites have been carried out here for over a century under the leadership of D.N. Lev, M.D. Dzhurakulov, and N.U. Kholmatov. As a result of these studies, the Neolithic sites in the area were classified into the Sazagan Neolithic culture. During the 2025 arc…
Study of Ovicaprine Teeth Using ZooMS and Isotopic Analysis (a Case Study of Neolithic Materials from the Jeitun Site)
This study focuses on the analysis of M2 and M3 ovicaprine teeth using ZooMS and stable isotope methods. The samples were derived from the Neolithic site of Jeitun (Turkmenistan), one of the key centers of early agriculture in Central Asia. Using the ZooMS (Zooarchaeology by Mass Spectrometry) technique, 14 ovicaprine tooth samples collected during the excavations conducted by V.M. Masson and D. Harris in 1989–1990 were taxonomically identified t…
Inner Asian Agropastoralism Within the Mongol Empire
Agropastoralism has been a widespread subsistence strategy in Central Asia from prehistory to the present. While significant research has aimed at understanding past agropastoral communities in the region, reconstructing a generalized economic model remains challenging due to the complex topographic and ecological conditions, as well as its social and political variability. It is likely that subsistence strategies were flexible and adapted to loc…
The Results of Experimental Microblade Pressure Flaking on Flint Raw Materials from the Altai Mountains
The article presents the results of experimental pressure flaking of flint aimed at the production of microliths. The raw materials used in the experiments are identical to those from the Neolithic and Mesolithic complexes of the Tytkesken-2, 3, 6 and Ust-Biyke-I sites in the Altai Mountains and come from the Katun river terraces at the mouth of the Tytkesken River. A total of 13 experiments were conducted. Seven of them, due to defects in raw ma…
Testing the Sample Preparation Method and Oxygen Isotopic Analysis of Tooth Enamel for the Reconstruction of the Birth Seasonality of Ovicaprines (the Case of Teeth from Istykskaya Cave, Eastern Pamir…
Получение циклических вариаций δ18O вдоль линии роста вторых и третьих моляров позволяет определить сезон формирования эмали и с учетом времени прорезывания зубов, полного созревания эмали реконструировать сезонность рождения животных. Это дает возможность воссоздать использовавшиеся стратегии скотоводства. Окот мелкого рогатого скота дважды в год является одним из самых достоверных признаков контроля человека над стадом. В рамках данной работы в…
Research of Knapping Techniques by Three-Dimensional Modeling Methods (Evidence from the Obishir-5 Site, Kyrgyzstan)
This article discusses the application of 3D modeling methods for analyzing the collection of cores from the Obishir-5 site (Fergana Valley, Southwestern Kyrgyzstan). Using literature and archaeological evidence, the team of authors has developed a list of criteria for determining the pressure and percussion knapping techniques thus making it possible to attribute most of the cores (63 pcs.) from the collection of the Obishir-5 site to one of the…
Mashale III
An objective of the Russian-Tajik expedition in 2024 included the discovery of new archaeological sites along the Mashale River (Eastern Pamir). Previously, during work conducted in the 1970s, V.A. Zhukov identified four Stone Age sites in this valley: Mashale I, rock shelter Mashale, Mashale II, and Jarty Gumbez. During recent surveys, two new caves, Mashale III and Mashale IV, were discovered. This reviews the preliminary results of the archaeo…
[Re]Integrating a dispersed agenda
Amid resurgent geopolitical fissures and in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic, there is a growing awareness in the sector of the need for, and concern about, national and international collaboration in archaeological projects. This article reflects on present-day challenges for international collaboration in central Eurasian archaeology and furthers a much-needed discussion about (re)integrating local narratives with inter-regional trends in…
Testing the Sample Preparation Method and Oxygen Isotopic Analysis of Tooth Enamel for the Reconstruction of the Birth Seasonality of Ovicaprines (the Case of Teeth from Istykskaya Cave, Eastern Pamir…
Cyclic variations of δ18O along the growth line of M2 and M3 molars provide information about the seasonality of enamel formation and thereby about reproductive seasonality in animals, taking into account the time of tooth eruption and full enamel maturation. Determination of birth seasonality of small ruminants is relevant to the reconstruction of pastoralist strategies. Two peaks of reproductive activity per year are one of the most reliable in…
A site formation history of Obishir-5, the earliest Neolithic site in the Fergana Valley (Kyrgyzstan)
The results of re-examination of the Neolithic materials from the Ak-Tangi site (northern Tajikistan)
The paper reports on the results of reinterpretation of the Neolithic complexes of Hissar I-IV of the Ak-Tangi site, a field study of which was carried out in the middle of the 20th century. At the time of its discovery, only the Hissar Neolithic Culture had been studied in the mountainous part of Central Asia, which the Ak-Tangi materials were attributed to. At the new stage of the research, a comprehensive analysis of the archival materials and…
Late Pleistocene Environments of East Kazakhstan (Based on Ushbulak Site Materials)
В статье приводятся реконструкции природно-климатических обстановок на разных этапах позднего плейстоцена и в раннем голоцене для территории юга Восточного Казахстана. Основой для исследования послужили материалы многослойной верхнепалеолитической стоянки Ушбулак в Шиликтинской долине, на которой представлены археологические комплексы от ранних этапов верхнего палеолита до эпохи палеометалла. Изменения палеоклимата в районе стоянки выявлялись с и…
The Results of New Study of Neolithic Human Remains in Central Asia (Based on Tutkaul and Kaylu Materials)
This paper presents the analyses of human remains from Neolithic deposits from the Tutkaul (Hissaro-Alay) and Kaylu (Caspian region) sites. The Tutkaul site is located on the territory of modern Nurek reservoir and was excavated by V.A. Ranov in the 1960s. Tutkaul has yielded three burials attributed to the Hissar Neolithic technocomplex. Part of the human remains were lost such as fragments of the postcranial remains from burials 2 and 3. Our re…
A closer look at clasts and groundmass
Occupation of highland Central Asia
Exploring Hypotheses on Early Holocene Caspian Seafaring Through Personal Ornaments
This article studies the discoid Didacna sp. shell beads discovered at Kaylu, a Middle Holocene burial site located in Southern Turkmenistan. Microscopic, morphometric, spectrometric, and SEM analyses were carried out on the material to identify how the beads were manufactured and used. New radiocarbon dating and bioanthropological data to age and sex the two skeletons discovered in the burials are provided. A regional synthesis shows that person…
Late Pleistocene Environments of East Kazakhstan (Based on Ushbulak Site Materials)
We reconstruct environmental conditions at various stages of the Late Pleistocene and Early Holocene of East Kazakhstan. The reconstructions are based on materials from the stratified Ushbulak site in the Shilikta Valley, spanning a period from the Early Upper Paleolithic to the Bronze Age. Climatic changes were evaluated using natural science methods-mineralogical, ZooArchaeology by Mass Spectrometry (ZooMS), OSL- and AMS-dating, etc. Sevaral st…
Опыт определения копромаркеров в отложениях археологических памятников (по материалам стоянки Сельунгур, Южный Кыргызстан)
Introduction. The article discusses the results of a study of ash layers from Holocene deposits at the Selungur (Surungur) Cave. Goals. So, the work attempts a practical evaluation of a method of identifying coprostanols in archaeological sediments. The investigation of Holocene deposits of the site was carried out in 2018 and 2021 field seasons. The study identifies a total of 7 Holocene layers that represent the typical 'fumier' facies of cave …
The Kazakh farmstead of the ethnographic settlement of Kozykosh
The issue of study of the settled culture of nomads in recent decades has been actively developed by various archaeological teams in Kazakhstan. This new field known as paleo-ethnographicgot a scientific formalization in the 70s of the XX century. In 2021, excavation soft helater-medieval settlement of Kozykosh of the late XIX – early XX centuries began in Akmola Ishim region. The purpose of this article is to define the planning and compositiona…
Костяная индустрия стоянки Сурунгур (Ферганская долина, Кыргызстан)
Представлены результаты комплексного анализа костяной индустрии стоянки Сурунгур (Кыргызстан). Предметом исследования послужила коллекция артефактов, полученная в результате полевых работ 2019 г. из слоя 2. Радиоуглеродное датированиепозволяет оценить возраст комплекса в промежутке 7,5–6,5 тыс. кал. л.н. В коллекции выделено четыре изделия – два шила, фрагмент удлиненного наконечника и бусина-пронизка цилиндрической формы. Применена комплексная м…
Study of Macrocharcoal Remains from Charcoal Interlayers at the Surungur Archaeological Site Depositions (Fergana Valley, Southern Kyrgyzstan)
The paper researches the adaptation of ancient people to climate change and their influence on the surrounding landscapes on the example of the Surungur archaeological site (Southern Kyrgyzstan). The charcoal interlayers from Surungur depositions (excavations of 2021) were studied by the method of macrocharcoal analysis. Charcoals of different types were found in the samples: wood, grass, charred bones and amorphous charcoals. Amorphous coals are…
Middle Paleolithic variability in Central Asia
Early geometric microlith technology in Central Asia
Middle Paleolithic sites of Katta Sai in western Tian Shan piedmont, Central Asiatic loess zone
New investigations of the Epipalaeolithic in western Central Asia
Intensive research on the Mesolithic of western Central Asia began in the mid twentieth century, when the discovery of key sites allowed for the formulation of the main regional cultural-chronological schemes (Figure 1
Evidence for early dispersal of domestic sheep into Central Asia
New insights into the Epipaleolithic of western Central Asia
Between Denisovans and Neanderthals
New data from Strashnaya Cave have revealed previously unknown complexity in hominin occupation of the Altai Mountains, including the first regional evidence for the presence of anatomically modern humans
Personal Ornament Production Technology in the Early Holocene Complexes of Western Central Asia
The stratifi ed site of Obishir-5 is one of the most important Final Pleistocene to Early Holocene sites in western Central Asia. In the Early Holocene component (10,700–8200 cal BP) of this site (layers 2 and 3), we discovered one of the oldest and largest assemblages of soft stone ornaments known from the region. It includes 5 items: three oval, sub-triangular, and sub-rectangular pendants, one“labret”-like ornament, and one ornament blank. All…
Exploring Hypotheses on Early Holocene Caspian Seafaring Through Personal Ornaments
This article studies the discoid Didacna sp. shell beads discovered at Kaylu, a Middle Holocene burial site located in Southern Turkmenistan. Microscopic, morphometric, spectrometric, and SEM analyses were carried out on the material to identify how the beads were manufactured and used. New radiocarbon dating and bioanthropological data to age and sex the two skeletons discovered in the burials are provided. A regional synthesis shows that person…
Raw material procurement as a crucial factor determining knapping technology in the Katta Sai complex of Middle Palaeolithic sites in the western Tian Shan piedmonts of Uzbekistan
A site formation history of Obishir-5, the earliest Neolithic site in the Fergana Valley (Kyrgyzstan)
Depositional history of a talus cone in an arid intermontane basin in Central Asia
Cliff‐related talus accumulations are often highly affected by post‐depositional processes, and the sedimentological characteristics are poorly documented, especially in arid settings. In the southern margin of the Fergana Valley, Kyrgyzstan, the Obishir‐I is an archaeological site of the Epipaleolithic Obishirian industry, located within a talus cone. Archaeological excavations have allowed us to study the internal structure, chronology, and dep…
Palaeoenvironmental conditions of the Palaeolithic–Neolithic transition in the Fergana Valley (Central Asia) – New data inferred from fossil mollusсs in Obishir-V rockshelter (Kyrgyzstan)
Occupation of highland Central Asia
Rock Art and Life in the Shakhty Rock-Shelter (Eastern Pamir)
The Shakhty rock-shelter is the most famous rock art site in the Eastern Pamir. It was discovered and thoroughly studied by V. A. Ranov in 1958. After a long break, the research was resumed only in 2019. The article highlights the results of the studies, which included field observations on the site and work with the V. A. Ranov’s collection, stored in the Institute of History, Archaeology and Ethnography named after A. Donish of the National Aca…
Boar or bear? Rock art of the Shakhty rock-shelter (Eastern Pamir)
Multidisciplinary Study of Burnt Deposits at Surungur, Fergana Valley, Southern Kyrgyzstan
Burnt deposits are an important source of information on ancient lifestyles, providing the possibility of reconstructing the size, intensity of use, and functions of fi replaces at prehistoric settlements, and to assess fuel sources. We outline the results of a multidisciplinary study of fi replaces and their contexts at Surungur—a stratifi ed site in the Fergana Valley, in southern Kyrgyzstan. Sixteen samples from ash lenses and intermediate dep…
Revisiting the emergence of pastoralism in the Altai Mountains through interactions between local hunter-gatherer and Afanasievo communities
Investigating ancient animal economies and exchange in Kyrgyzstan's Alay Valley
Inner Asian Agropastoralism Within the Mongol Empire
Agropastoralism has been a widespread subsistence strategy in Central Asia from prehistory to the present. While significant research has aimed at understanding past agropastoral communities in the region, reconstructing a generalized economic model remains challenging due to the complex topographic and ecological conditions, as well as its social and political variability. It is likely that subsistence strategies were flexible and adapted to loc…
[Re]Integrating a dispersed agenda
Amid resurgent geopolitical fissures and in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic, there is a growing awareness in the sector of the need for, and concern about, national and international collaboration in archaeological projects. This article reflects on present-day challenges for international collaboration in central Eurasian archaeology and furthers a much-needed discussion about (re)integrating local narratives with inter-regional trends in…
A closer look at clasts and groundmass
Surungur - New Early Holocene Archaeological Site in Fergana Valley
The article presents the first results of a comprehensive study of the new archaeological site Surungur in the Fergana Valley. Interdisciplinary research was conducted in 2018-2019 by an international Russian-Kyrgyz expedition. The direct archeological work at the site was preceded by geophysical surveys, which helped to identify the most promising areas for future research. The archaeological excavations made it possible to identify a series of …
Middle Paleolithic sites of Katta Sai in western Tian Shan piedmont, Central Asiatic loess zone
New investigations of the Epipalaeolithic in western Central Asia
Intensive research on the Mesolithic of western Central Asia began in the mid twentieth century, when the discovery of key sites allowed for the formulation of the main regional cultural-chronological schemes (Figure 1
The Justifications for the Early Geometric Microlyts Age in Western Central Asia
На современном этапе развития археологической науки геометрические микролиты рассматриваются как важные хозяйственные, культурные и хронологические маркеры, появление которых в археологических коллекциях свидетельствует об использовании композитных орудий, о повышении степени мобильности древних человеческих коллективов, миграциях и об обмене технологическими навыками. Предлагаемая работа посвящена обоснованию раннего возраста появления геометрич…
The Results of Kaylu and Kuba-Sengir Sites Preliminary Study (Eastern Caspian, Turkmenistan)
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The Middle Paleolithic Complexes of the Chagyrskaya Cave
Chagyrskaya cave is a key-site of the Middle Paleolithic Sibiryachikha Facies in Gorny Altai. During the field season of 2018, field work was focused upon the central chamber; the total excavation square was two square meters. The cultural layers of Chagyrskaya cave have yielded new numerous assemblages of stone artefacts, paleontological and paleoanthropological materials. The study area is characterized by a high degree of carnivore activity. D…
New insights into the Epipaleolithic of western Central Asia
Middle Paleolithic variability in Central Asia
Personal Ornament Production Technology in the Early Holocene Complexes of Western Central Asia
The stratifi ed site of Obishir-5 is one of the most important Final Pleistocene to Early Holocene sites in western Central Asia. In the Early Holocene component (10,700–8200 cal BP) of this site (layers 2 and 3), we discovered one of the oldest and largest assemblages of soft stone ornaments known from the region. It includes 5 items: three oval, sub-triangular, and sub-rectangular pendants, one“labret”-like ornament, and one ornament blank. All…
Between Denisovans and Neanderthals
New data from Strashnaya Cave have revealed previously unknown complexity in hominin occupation of the Altai Mountains, including the first regional evidence for the presence of anatomically modern humans
Evidence for early human occupation at high altitudes in western Central Asia
The Alay site represents the earliest, high-altitude human-occupation site currently known in western Central Asia. Recent recovery and analysis of a lithic assemblage from Alay underlines the importance of this site and its role in the cultural and technological development in later Eurasian prehistory
Tutkaul Line of Development
Работа посвящена выделению и обоснованию туткаульской линии развития на территории Па-миро-Алая. Авторами проведен технико-типологический анализ в рамках атрибутивного подхода материалов памятников Туткаул и Оби-Киик, которые являются ключевыми объектами финального плейстоцена - раннего голоцена региона. В результате анализа были выделены наиболее характерные черты данных комплексов: мелкопластинчатое расщепление и доминирование геометрических ми…
Results of Field Studies at the Obishir-5 Site in 2018–2019
Results of Geophysical Research at the Surungur Site (South Kyrgyzstan)
First Research Results at the Multilayered Site of Istikskaya Cave (Eastern Pamir, Tajikistan)
Palynological Evidence of Cultivated Grain Crops at the Archaeological Site of Kurteke (Tajikistan)
Results of Field Study at the Chez-Pinaud Site (Jonzac, France) in 2019
Early geometric microlith technology in Central Asia
Investigating ancient animal economies and exchange in Kyrgyzstan's Alay Valley
A Connection Between the Settlement Dynamic of the Eastern Pamir and Paleoclimatic Changes in the Late Glacial and Holocene
This article is devoted to a review of the data on the chronology of the occupation of the Eastern Pamirs high-lands and the paleoecological reconstructions. At this moment it is known that there are two main episodes of the settlement of the region in the Final Pleistocene – Middle Holocene: 12–8 ka BP. (the main archaeological sites are the Istyk cave and the Kurteke grotto) and 8–6 thousand years ago (Oshkhona, Shakhty, Istykskaya cave, Kurtek…
Techniques for Processing Lithic Material during Epipalaeolithic in the Eastern Elbrus Region (On Materials of the Naves Badynoko Site)
Purpose. The rock shelter Badynoko site is one of the key archaeological sites of the Eastern Elbrus region, which contains stratified archaeological complexes of the Final Pleistocene and Early Holocene. Stone industries at this site are the most important evidence for studying the cultural dynamics, economic and technological transformations that took place during the Epipalaeolithic time in Northern Caucasus. We aimed at conducting technologic…
Modular Digital Exposition and Education Platform
Purpose. The paper describes the experience of implementing a brand new interactive education platform at Novosibirsk State University (NSU). The purpose of the platform is to effectively use all potential communication channels between the object and the subject of knowledge in the system of higher professional education. The modular exposition and education project “Archaeology of Eurasia” developed by the education and research centre “New Arc…
New Interpretation of the Lithic Assemblage Location in Sai Djanurpa (Eastern Caspian)
The central geographical position of the Caspian region plays a key role in understanding the historical processes which took place in the territory of Central Asia. One of the important geological factors that influenced the processes of settlement in this region by ancient populations is the transgressive-regressive variability of the Caspian sea level and access to fresh water. There are dozens of Early Holocene sites on the Krasnovodsk Penins…
Raw material procurement as a crucial factor determining knapping technology in the Katta Sai complex of Middle Palaeolithic sites in the western Tian Shan piedmonts of Uzbekistan
Palaeoenvironmental conditions of the Palaeolithic–Neolithic transition in the Fergana Valley (Central Asia) – New data inferred from fossil mollusсs in Obishir-V rockshelter (Kyrgyzstan)
The dawn of the Middle Palaeolithic in western Central Asia
The Sel’Ungur Cave plays a crucial role in our understanding of the initial occupation of Central Asia. During the field campaign of 2014-1016, the techno-complex characterized by the non-Levallois flake knapping and a production of plano-convex bifaces has been recovered. Investigations of Sel’Ungur Cave in 2017 have provided new preliminary data on the earliest stages of Western Central Asia occupation, probably by Neanderthals
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