P V Chistyakov
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 47750 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | P V Chistyakov |
| NOMBRES | P V |
| APELLIDO | Chistyakov |
| FIRMA | CHISTYAKOV P V |
| AFILIACIONES | Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7036-7092 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 45 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 29 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 45 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2019 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 4 |
Paleolandscape environments of Discontinuity in Paleolithic Cultural Ranges
This article presents a comprehensive analysis of the paleogeographic and paleolandscape factors that determined the discontinuous and mosaic distribution of Paleolithic cultures, using the migration of Late Neanderthals – associated with the Micoquian industry – from Eastern Europe to the Altai as a case study. The research is motivated by the significant geographical gaps observed between sites of the same cultural tradition, raising questions …
Biface Trimming Elements as Indicators of Tool Rejuvenation Intensity
Biface trimming elements represent an important diagnostic source of information for studying various stages of bifacial tool production. In Middle Paleolithic assemblages, they often constitute a significant portion of the sample, making them particularly useful for identifying specific technological operations such as primary reduction and shaping of bifacial preforms, edge formation and retouching, working edge rejuvenation, and modification o…
Biface Trimming Elements as Indicators of Tool Rejuvenation Intensity
Бифасиальные технические сколы, или сколы утончения бифасов (bifacial thinning flakes), представляют собой важный диагностический источник информации для изучения различных стадий бифасиального производства. В среднепалеолитических каменных коллекциях они нередко составляют значительную часть археологического материала, что позволяет использовать их для определения конкретных технологических операций, включая первичную обработку и фасоннаж бифаси…
Results of the 2025 Field Season at the Upper Paleolithic Site of Sabanikha-3
This article reports the results of field investigations at the Upper Paleolithic site of Sabanikha-3 (Middle Yenisei), carried out in 2025 as a continuation of earlier excavations. The principal objective was to examine an area endangered by shoreline erosion. Pit 4, measuring 4.5 sq. m, was opened 9 m east of a previously studied sector. A cultural layer 10 cm thick lied at a depth of 4.5 m below the present ground surface. The most significant…
Sidorikha Site on the Middle Yenisei
This paper presents the results of field and analytical studies at the Sidorikha site. This site is a single-layered terminal Upper Paleolithic site located on the right bank of the Sidorikha River, on the shore of the Krasnoyarsk Reservoir. Previous research showed that the cultural layer was accumulated during a short-term occupation episode by a small group around 14.6–14.2 ka cal BP. The limited excavation area and low artifact density did no…
Potential of Micro-Computed Tomography in Analyzing Insert Fixation in Composite Tools
This study presents the results of using micro-computed tomography (micro-CT) for non-destructive analysis of the internal structure of composite slotted tools. The research focused on technological features of the assembly and fixation of microblade inserts, distribution of adhesive material, the depth of insertion, and the orientation of individual elements. Four experimental samples were made of antler and bone; microblade inserts were fi xed …
Virtual Reconstruction of Flakes Based on 3D Modeling of Negative Surfaces on Cores and Scrapers
This article discusses the development and testing of a new approach to the virtual reconstruction of lithic artifacts, aimed at filling gaps in archaeological collections. Unlike existing approaches, which are primarily focused on objects with bilateral symmetry, the proposed methodology allows for the reconstruction of missing flakes based on their negatives remaining on matrices—cores and tool preforms, such as Quina scrapers. The method was s…
Study of Upper Paleolithic Materials from Ushbulak in 2025
During ongoing multidisciplinary study of various stages of the Stone Age at the multi-layered site of Ushbulak in the Shilikty valley (Republic of Kazakhstan) the fundamentally new data has been derived. One of the main objectives in 2025 was to generate a continuous stratigraphic column of the site. Since 2017, due to geomorphological setting, two tranches (excavation area 1 and 2) have been excavated simultaneously. These tranches are located …
Study of the Right Bank of the Ushbulak Site in 2025
This article presents the fi ndings of research conducted in 2025 at the multilayered Upper Paleolithic site of Ushbulak (Eastern Kazakhstan). One of the focus areas was continued excavation at Pit 16, located on the right bank of the Vostochniy Stream, which was studied in 2022–2023. A 3 × 1 m extension was made to the 6 sq. m pit, oriented across the slope toward the stream. Soft deposits were uncovered to the depth of 3.0 m. The article provid…
Industry of Okladnikov Cave Layer 3 in the Context of the Sibiryachikha Complexes of the Altai Mountains
This paper presents the results of a comprehensive analysis of lithics from layer 3 of Okladnikov Cave and their relevance to the Sibiryachikha industries of the Altai Mountains. Attribute analysis has shown that the industry of layer 3 demonstrates technological and typological similarities with the Sibiryachikha industries. These include radial flaking with an offset technological axis, a predominance of convergent side-scrapers, and a series o…
The First Results of Remote Sensing Studies of Mounds with “Mustaches” in Northern Kulunda, Southwestern Siberia
In 2019, a group of previously unknown mounds with “mustaches” was discovered in the north of the Kulunda steppe. They are quite unusual: all of the mounds are ground and located on floodplains. In 2023, a set of remote sensing methods (aerial photography, electromagnetic profiling, and electrical resistivity tomography) was used at Karasuk-1 and Troitskoye-1 to assess the design of the mounds and see if additional features were present on their …
From neolithic to contemporary times
Serial casting of medieval small forms bronze toreutics from Central Asia
The article presents the results of experimental serial casting of Medieval non-ferrous metal small forms toreutics from the Central Asian region. The aim of the study was to identify changes in the ornament when copying small forms toreutics and casting series of different items. As examples, the authors used bronze plaques from the end of the 1st millennium AD with the "fig flower" composition from the Tyukhtyat hoard (Minusinsk Basin). A total…
Industry of Okladnikov Cave Layer 3 in the Context of the Sibiryachikha Complexes of the Altai Mountains
В статье представлены результаты комплексного анализа археологической коллекции слоя 3 пещеры Окладникова и ее интерпретация в контексте сибирячихинских индустрий Горного Алтая. Исследование с использованием атрибутивного подхода выявило в каменной индустрии слоя 3 технико-типологические черты, характерные для сибирячихинских комплексов: ориентация первичного расщепления на изготовление отщепов со смещенной осью скалывания в рамках радиального ме…
Using Virtual Endocast to Measure Total Endocranial Volume of Orkhon Hyena Fossils
During 2021–2024, the Russian-Mongolian-American expedition studied the Pleistocene faunal complexes of the Khangai and Gobi Altai Mountains and Mongolia in general. The species composition of these complexes remained poorly studied due to their fragmentation and small number of animal bone remains. New finds make it possible to significantly expand the list of Pleistocene mammal species that inhabited this territory, as well as to reinterpret sa…
Study of the Early Paleolithic Complexes at the Khonako III Site (Khovaling District, Tajikistan) in 2024
This article discusses new research of the Early Paleolithic industries at the Khonako III site in 2024. The deposits of pedocomplexes (PC) 4 and 6 were excavated. Pit 3 over the area of 9 sq. m exposed a section 2.3 m thick in the lower part of PC 4. Several finds (4 specimens, pebbles and flakes) were located at two hypsometric levels associated with the top and base of the PC 4B paleosol, separated by 0.8 m of sterile sediments. Pit 4 was made…
Technological Aspects of Manufacturing Composite Slotted Tools
This article discusses the technology of manufacturing composite slotted tools, specifically focusing on slot production. The research was aimed at identifying the factors which influenced the dependence between slot shape, tool type, and movement direction. Previously, small size of slots and inability to obtain cross-sections of intact tools complicated slot shape studies. Implementation of 3D scanning has made it possible to produce cross-sect…
Research of the Middle Paleolithic Complexes in the Chagyrskaya Cave in the Field Season of 2024
This article presents the results of field studies in the Chagyrskaya cave – a key site of the Sibiryachikha phase of the Middle Paleolithic in the Altai – which were done in 2024. In that excavation season, the main focus of excavation works was on studying stratigraphy of the site, searching for anthropological remains, and obtaining a collection of lithic artifacts for technical and typological analysis. Two culture-bearing layers, 6a and 6c/1…
Study of the Stone Age Sites on the Coast of Sarytash Bay (Mangyshlak Peninsula, Western Kazakhstan) in 2024
In 2024, the Russian-Kazakh-Azerbaijani geoarchaeological expedition carried out survey on the Mangyshlak Peninsula. One of the main areas of research was the coast of Sarytash Bay in the area of the Shakpakata Valley, where in the 1960s an expedition led by A.G. Medoev collected representative collections of stone artifacts, which he later attributed to different stages of the Stone Age (Early Paleolithic – Chalcolithic). In 2024, five main loca…
Study of the Middle Paleolithic Complex at the Khonako III Site in Southern Tajikistan in 2024
Research at the Khonako III site in the Obi-Mazar River valley (Southern Tajikistan) in 2024 was done on pedocomplex 2, where two pits were excavated. The maximum width of excavation 1 was 7 m reaching 11 m in depth. Fifty five stone artifacts and five faunal remains were found. Deposits of PC2 which included three paleosols (PC2A, PC2B, and PC2C) were 7 m thick. The maximum width of excavation 2 reached 4 m and depth of 8.5 m. In the excavated a…
Results of Archaeological Survey in the North and West of the Mangyshlak Peninsula (Western Kazakhstan) in 2024
In 2024, the Russian-Kazakh-Azerbaijani geoarchaeological expedition discovered two new sites with surface occurrence of artifacts in the north of the Mangyshlak Peninsula – Kostam and Akmaya (northern slopes of the Akmaya Ridge). Examination of the western coast of the peninsula between the cities of Aktau and Fort Shevchenko revealed individual flint artefacts on the surfaces of the Khvalynian and Early Holocene terraces. The only place where c…
Early Palaeolithic Assemblage from the Diring-Yuryakh Site (Central Yakutia)
The article is devoted to the reassessment of the Diring-Yuryakh assemblage in Central Yakutia. It is argued that the assemblage has no analogues among the Middle and Upper Paleolithic of Northeast Asia. Archaeological materials from Diring-Yuryakh indicate the existence of an Early Paleolithic workshop with an original stone industry in the middle reaches of the Lena River, which in all likelihood should be dated to Marine-Isotope Stage 11 and i…
Variability in the Sibiryachikha Assemblages of the Altai Mountains (Based on Materials from Okladnikov Cave Layer 2)
В статье на основе новых данных, полученных в результате комплексного изучения материалов из слоя 2 пещеры Окладникова, рассматривается вариабельность среднепалеолитических сибирячихинских комплексов Горного Алтая. С привлечением новых методов исследования (анализ последовательности сколов, экспериментально-трасологический, атрибутивный анализы и др.) уточнены характеристики комплекса: расширена номенклатура технических сколов, связанных с радиал…
New data on Neanderthal behavior in the Altai region, Russia
Variability in the Sibiryachikha Assemblages of the Altai Mountains (Based on Materials from Okladnikov Cave Layer 2)
This article, based on new data from comprehensive studies of assemblage from Okladnikov Cave layer 2, explores the variability of Middle Paleolithic Sibiryachikha variant of the Altai Mountains. Using methods such as scar pattern analysis, experimental use-wear analysis, attributive analysis, etc., we specify the characteristics of the assemblage by extending the nomenclature of technical fl akes relating to radial fl aking, evaluating the share…
The application of geometric-morphometric shape analysis to Middle Paleolithic bone retouchers from the Altai Mountains, Russia
The Use of 3D-Modeling for Reconstructing the Appearance and Function of Non-Utilitarian Items (the Case of Anthropomorphic Figurines from Tourist-2)
This article presents the results of study of an Early Bronze ivory figurine from Tourist-2, using 3D-scanning with various technical parameters. The aim of the study was to test the new non-invasive methods of structured light 3D-scanning, with an accurate assessment of morphometric characteristics. In addition, use-wear analysis was employed to evaluate the previously unknown features relating to function. As a result, the original appearance o…
How Neanderthals gripped retouchers
Variability in the Sibiryachikha Assemblages of the Altai Mountains (Based on Materials from Okladnikov Cave Layer 2)
This article, based on new data from comprehensive studies of assemblage from Okladnikov Cave layer 2, explores the variability of Middle Paleolithic Sibiryachikha variant of the Altai Mountains. Using methods such as scar pattern analysis, experimental use-wear analysis, attributive analysis, etc., we specify the characteristics of the assemblage by extending the nomenclature of technical fl akes relating to radial fl aking, evaluating the share…
Middle Paleolithic Bone Retouchers
peer reviewed
Complex Study of a Personal Ornament Made on a Marmot Incisor from the Early Holocene Complex of Kaminnaya Cave (Russian Altai)
The article presents the oldest evidence of non- utilitarian use of marmot incisors in North Asia. The ornamented marmot incisor comes from the Early Holocene layer of the Kaminnaya Cave. The artifact was studied by methods of high precision three-dimensional modeling, experiment and traceological analysis. In order to obtain detailed information on the morphological characteristics of the artificial relief, a high-precision three-dimensional sca…
Early Palaeolithic Assemblage from the Diring-Yuryakh Site (Central Yakutia)
The article is devoted to the reassessment of the Diring-Yuryakh assemblage in Central Yakutia. It is argued that the assemblage has no analogues among the Middle and Upper Paleolithic of Northeast Asia. Archaeological materials from Diring-Yuryakh indicate the existence of an Early Paleolithic workshop with an original stone industry in the middle reaches of the Lena River, which in all likelihood should be dated to Marine-Isotope Stage 11 and i…
New data on Neanderthal behavior in the Altai region, Russia
Percussive-Abrasive Stone Tools from Chagyrskaya Cave
This article presents a comprehensive study of percussive-abrasive active stone tools from Chagyrskaya Cave, using experimental use-wear and statistical methods, supplemented by 3D-modeling. Experiments combined with use- wear analysis allowed us to determine the functions of these tools by comparing the working surfaces and use-wear traces in the Chagyrskaya samples with those in the reference samples. As a result, we identified 19 retouchers, f…
D Modeling of Archaeological Artifacts by Structured Light Scanner
Currently, 3D modeling of archaeological artifacts is the most actively developing science area in archaeology. It serves both for visualization of objects of the archaeological heritage, and for verifiable scientific research at a previously inaccessible level of detail. The proposed article provides a universal method for scanning archaeological artifacts using a structured light scanner. As a result of scan applying, you can get a scaled model…
Investigation of the Middle Paleolithic Complexes in Chagyrskaya Cave in the Field Season of 2019
Field Research in Strashnaya Cave (Northwestern Altai) in 2019
Middle Paleolithic Bone Retouchers
Костяные ретушеры являются самыми распространенными орудиями для обработки каменного сырья в среднепалеолитических комплексах Евразии. Обычно они воспринимаются палеолитоведами как неформальные немодифицированные орудия на фрагментах костей, случайно полученных в процессе расщепления костей с целью извлечения костного мозга. В статье приводятся новые данные по многочисленной коллекции костяных ретушеров из комплекса Чагырской пещеры (Горный Алтай…
The application of geometric-morphometric shape analysis to Middle Paleolithic bone retouchers from the Altai Mountains, Russia
The Use of 3D-Modeling for Reconstructing the Appearance and Function of Non-Utilitarian Items (the Case of Anthropomorphic Figurines from Tourist-2)
This article presents the results of study of an Early Bronze ivory figurine from Tourist-2, using 3D-scanning with various technical parameters. The aim of the study was to test the new non-invasive methods of structured light 3D-scanning, with an accurate assessment of morphometric characteristics. In addition, use-wear analysis was employed to evaluate the previously unknown features relating to function. As a result, the original appearance o…
Middle Paleolithic Bone Retouchers
peer reviewed
A Method for Attributing Non-Refitting Fragments to a Single Artifact
В последние десятилетия активно развиваются новые методы исследования археологических артефактов, прежде всего связанные с цифровыми технологиями. Одним из наиболее перспективных направлений является трехмерное моделирование. Оно позволяет получить точную копию артефакта, с которой можно проводить любые манипуляции. В статье предлагается новый метод определения принадлежности неапплицирующихся фрагментов к одному предмету, основанный на трехмерно…
Percussive-Abrasive Stone Tools from Chagyrskaya Cave
В статье представлены результаты комплексного исследования каменных ударно-абразивных орудий активного действия из Чагырской пещеры с использованием экспериментально-трасологического и статистического методов, дополненных 3D-моделированием. Проведенные эксперименты в сочетании с трасологическим анализом позволили определить функции этих орудий путем сопоставления рабочих зон и следов утилизации на инструментах в полученной эталонной и археологиче…
Studies of the Kozya New Altai Middle Palaeolithic Cave Site in Field Season 2021
Studies of a new Middle Paleolithic site in Altai, the Kozya Cave, had been conducted by the team of researchers from IAET SB RAS in 2021. The site was discovered in the course of archaeological survey in 2020. The cave is located in the northwestern Altai, in the Charyshski District of Altai Region. The excavation trench of 3 m2 revealed four stratigraphic units, three of which were attributed to the Pleistocene. Archaeological material was foun…
Studies of Verkhnyaya Sibiryachikha Cave in the 2021 Field Season
The Verkhnyaya Sibiryachikha Cave was discovered in the vicinity of the Okladnikov Cave in the course of the IAET SB RAS survey excavation in 2020; the cave studies were continued in 2021. The karst cavity was documented as a paleontological site, Sibiryachikha-6, by the famous paleontologist N.V Ovodov in the late 20th century. In 2021, the existing test-pit was enlarged by 2 sq. m. Five stratigraphic units were established, four of which contai…
Morphometric Study of Traces on Bone Retouchers from the Chagyrskaya Cave Using a Profi lometer
Bone retouchers were used by ancient humans in stone tool working. They were made mainly of the bones of prey animals. Retouchers are most characteristic of the Neanderalian bone tool collections, but they are also found in other cultural and chronological contexts at all stages of the Stone Age in Eurasia and beyond. Research on bone retouchers has been carried out for over a century using many different methods. Use-wear signs on bone retoucher…
Processing Three-Dimensional Models of Archaeological Artifacts
This article provides a detailed account of the process of scanning, post-processing and further manipulation of three-dimensional models obtained with structured light scanners. Purpose. The purpose of the study is determined by the need for national archaeologists to learn the methods of three-dimensional modeling for the implementation of scientific research corresponding to international standards. Unfortunately, this direction in national ar…
Percussive-Abrasive Stone Tools from Chagyrskaya Cave
This article presents a comprehensive study of percussive-abrasive active stone tools from Chagyrskaya Cave, using experimental use-wear and statistical methods, supplemented by 3D-modeling. Experiments combined with use- wear analysis allowed us to determine the functions of these tools by comparing the working surfaces and use-wear traces in the Chagyrskaya samples with those in the reference samples. As a result, we identified 19 retouchers, f…
A Method for Attributing Non-Refitting Fragments to a Single Artifact
In recent decades, several new methods for studying archaeological artifacts, mostly based on digital technologies, have been developed. One of the most promising trends is 3D modeling, allowing researchers to deal with an exact virtual copy of the artifact, which can be manipulated in every way. We propose a new method for determining whether non-applicable fragments belong to one artifact, based on 3D modeling and mathematical statistics. After…
Complex Study of a Personal Ornament Made on a Marmot Incisor from the Early Holocene Complex of Kaminnaya Cave (Russian Altai)
The article presents the oldest evidence of non- utilitarian use of marmot incisors in North Asia. The ornamented marmot incisor comes from the Early Holocene layer of the Kaminnaya Cave. The artifact was studied by methods of high precision three-dimensional modeling, experiment and traceological analysis. In order to obtain detailed information on the morphological characteristics of the artificial relief, a high-precision three-dimensional sca…
Principal Approaches to the Study of Middle Palaeolithic Bone Retouchers
Research in recent years has demonstrated complex Neanderthal activity, comparable to that of anatomically modern humans, in the context of bone tool production, pigments, adhesive compositions and non-utilitarian activities. The most numerous and widespread bone tools in Eurasian and African Middle Paleolithic are retouchers, which have been investigated for more than a century. The paper discusses various research approaches to the study of bon…
How Neanderthals gripped retouchers
Variability in the Sibiryachikha Assemblages of the Altai Mountains (Based on Materials from Okladnikov Cave Layer 2)
В статье на основе новых данных, полученных в результате комплексного изучения материалов из слоя 2 пещеры Окладникова, рассматривается вариабельность среднепалеолитических сибирячихинских комплексов Горного Алтая. С привлечением новых методов исследования (анализ последовательности сколов, экспериментально-трасологический, атрибутивный анализы и др.) уточнены характеристики комплекса: расширена номенклатура технических сколов, связанных с радиал…
New data on Neanderthal behavior in the Altai region, Russia
Variability in the Sibiryachikha Assemblages of the Altai Mountains (Based on Materials from Okladnikov Cave Layer 2)
This article, based on new data from comprehensive studies of assemblage from Okladnikov Cave layer 2, explores the variability of Middle Paleolithic Sibiryachikha variant of the Altai Mountains. Using methods such as scar pattern analysis, experimental use-wear analysis, attributive analysis, etc., we specify the characteristics of the assemblage by extending the nomenclature of technical fl akes relating to radial fl aking, evaluating the share…
Bone cuts-marks
The study of cut-marks on bones from archaeological complexes is required to reconstruct many aspects of societies' activities, including hunting, economic and food activities of ancient humans. The profile of cut-marks can be influenced by shape of the tool edge and its inclination to the bone. To determine this influence an experimental modeling was carried out. Experimental lithic tools were used to produce cut-marks at 90 ̊ and 45 ̊ to the bo…
The east of the Neanderthal universe
Late European Neanderthals, associated with the Micoquian techno-complex, spread over vast area from Western Europe to the Altai. There were no sites found in the territories to the east of the Volga region. The key site of the Eastern Micoquian, Sukhaya Mechetka, which was discovered in 1951 in the Volgograd region, was for a long time the eastern outpost of Neanderthals in Eurasia. In the last five years, the results of paleogenetic analysis ha…
Industry of Okladnikov Cave Layer 3 in the Context of the Sibiryachikha Complexes of the Altai Mountains
В статье представлены результаты комплексного анализа археологической коллекции слоя 3 пещеры Окладникова и ее интерпретация в контексте сибирячихинских индустрий Горного Алтая. Исследование с использованием атрибутивного подхода выявило в каменной индустрии слоя 3 технико-типологические черты, характерные для сибирячихинских комплексов: ориентация первичного расщепления на изготовление отщепов со смещенной осью скалывания в рамках радиального ме…
Using Virtual Endocast to Measure Total Endocranial Volume of Orkhon Hyena Fossils
During 2021–2024, the Russian-Mongolian-American expedition studied the Pleistocene faunal complexes of the Khangai and Gobi Altai Mountains and Mongolia in general. The species composition of these complexes remained poorly studied due to their fragmentation and small number of animal bone remains. New finds make it possible to significantly expand the list of Pleistocene mammal species that inhabited this territory, as well as to reinterpret sa…
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