M B Kozlikin
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 779656 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | M B Kozlikin |
| NOMBRES | M B |
| APELLIDO | Kozlikin |
| FIRMA | KOZLIKIN M B |
| AFILIACIONES | Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5082-3345 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 80 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 122 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 80 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2014 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 7 |
Bone Tool and Personal Ornaments from the Holocene Deposits of Denisova Cave
Purpose. In the course of many years of research at Denisova Cave, numerous archaeological materials were obtained reflecting various aspects of the economic activity in the karst cavity by various human populations from the early stages of the Middle Paleolithic until the near past. In the article we introduce previously unpublished data on bone tools and personal ornaments from Holocene deposits of Denisova Cave into scientific circulation. Res…
Pleistocene Communities of Large Mammals near Denisova Cave
This article outlines the results of the analysis of animal bone remains from Pleistocene deposits in Denisova Cave, Altai, presenting the longest and most complete Paleolithic record in North and Central Asia. The faunal sample comprises 158,000 bone and tooth fragments from lithological layers 15–9 in the cave’s East Chamber, spanning the period from MIS 7 to 2. The fossils represent 35 species of large mammals from six orders: rodents, lagomor…
Pleistocene Communities of Large Mammals near Denisova Cave
Приводятся результаты исследования костных остатков животных из плейстоценовых отложений Денисовой пещеры на Алтае, где изучена наиболее полная и продолжительная палеолитическая летопись на территории Северной и Центральной Азии. Рассматривается палеонтологическая коллекция, включающая 158 тыс. фрагментов костей и зубов из литологических слоев 15-9 в восточной галерее пещеры, время накопления которых соответствует интервалу морских изотопных стад…
Unshaped Bone Tools of the Final Upper Paleolithic from Kaminnaya Cave in the Altai
This article introduces into scientific use a collection of unshaped bone tools discovered in Kaminnaya Cave in the northwest Altai. The cultural and chronological column of this site currently represents the most complete sequence of the final Upper Paleolithic in the region. The cave lithic industry has been described in detail previously. In order to identify possible practice of bone use in toolmaking activities of the late Paleolithic inhabi…
Deposits Stratigraphy of Marmot Cave in Northwestern Altai
The article presents the results of a lithological and stratigraphic investigation of deposits in Marmot Cave, a new multilayered archaeological site in northwestern Altai, in the Anui River valley. The thickness of the deposits exposed in the cave mouth zone is 3 m. A profile of the northwestern wall of the pit was used as the stratotype section, where we identified five main stratigraphic units. Layer 1 formed during the Holocene, primarily due…
Features of Cryptoclimate and Condensation of Atmospheric Moisture in the South Chamber of Denisova Cave
For the first time in Denisova Cave, we conducted combined observations on the condensation of atmospheric moisture, temperature, humidity, and air circulation inside the karst cavity, which served as a refuge for ancient people during about 300,000 years. Observations confirmed the previously stated conclusions about the stabilizing effect of the rock massif on the course of air temperatures and revealed a sharp differentiation of temperature an…
Small Vertebrate Fauna from Marmot Cave in Northwestern Altai Mountains
Here we present the results of an analysis of the small vertebrate fauna—mammals and birds. Numerous bones of small animals were found during archaeological survey in Marmot Cave in the Anui River Valley, Altai Mountains. Mammalia identifi cation was carried out for 571 specimens. The remains of bats, zokors, marmots, and rock voles dominate the fossil community. Smaller numbers of long-tailed ground squirrels, hares, bank and gray voles, flying …
Middle Paleolithic Hammerstones and Retouchers from the South Chamber of Denisova Cave
The authors analyze the tool kit of Middle Paleolithic inhabitants of Denisova Cave, which they used for the percussive processing of lithic raw materials – primary reduction and secondary modification of blanks. The primary source for this study is collection 2025 from layers 18–12 in the South Chamber of the cave; the sediments were accumulated during the MIS 7–4. Artefacts made of organic materials include bone retouchers, while lithic tools i…
Medieval Chinese Bronze Mirror from the Northwestern Altai Mountains
This article describes the accidental discovery of a bronze mirror near the village of Chernyi Anui in Ust-Kan District of the Altai Republic in 2025. The mirror was disc-shaped, 11.8 cm in diameter, and was generally well preserved with the exception of a minor damage in the central part. Its back surface had ornamental decoration; knob-like loop surrounded by rim was in the middle. The main part of the back surface was filled with relief orname…
Archaeological Collection from Ust-Kanskaya Cave in the Biysk Museum of Local History
The article analyzes a non-stratified lithic complex collected in 1964 by the staff of the V.V. Bianki Biysk Museum of Local History in Ust-Kanskaya Cave in Central Altai. The collection comes from the dump of the 1954 excavations conducted by the expedition led by S.I. Rudenko. A total of 150 items, divided into three cultural and chronological groups, are considered. The majority of the materials are attributed to the Middle Paleolithic. Primar…
Blade Component in the Upper Paleolithic Assemblages of the Denisova Cave East Chamber
The article presents the results of technological, morphometric and attribute-based analyses of blade products (cores and blades) from the Upper Paleolithic assemblages (layers 11.2 and 11.1) of the East Chamber of Denisova Cave. These layers are dated to the range of 70–30 BP. It has been established that blades and/or blade-based tools were predominantly manufactured of local raw materials of volcanic or sedimentary origin beyond the cave; the …
Features of the Morphology and Karst Formation Processes of the Marmot Cave in the Anui River Valley
In 2025, archaeological investigations were conducted at Marmot Cave in the Anui River basin. This paper presents new analytical on the cave’s interior and describes the cave speleology. Particular attention is paid to observations of speleothems as key paleogeographic markers in reconstructing cave evolution and changes in external environmental factors. The 108-meter-long cave is subdivided into two principal zones – the Main Zone and the Deep …
Middle Paleolithic Industries from the South Chamber of Denisova Cave
This article considers lithic industries from the Middle Paleolithic layers in the central part of the South Chamber of Denisova Cave located in Altai. The most ancient finds are associated with the thickness of Layers 18 and 17, which were accumulated during MIS 7. The industry of the initial Middle Paleolithic from this part of the section is characterized by the use of radial cores to obtain shortened and short blanks, on which various side-sc…
On Lithic Artefacts Recycling in the Paleolithic
This article provides preliminary results of a study of stone artefacts recycling by the Middle Paleolithic inhabitants of Denisova Cave in Altai. Recycling of stone artefacts during the Paleolithic is an aspect of the formation of archaeological complexes that still remains understudied. Some factors, including the significant time lag between their recycling and reuse, determines the origin of this type of artefacts. Over time, a patina develop…
Rocks and Their Sources in the Upper Paleolithic of the Altai
On the basis of the analysis of thin leaf-shaped bifacial points, which are very elaborate and sensitive to the quality of rocks, we reconstruct the adaptive strategies of humans at the early stages of the Upper Paleolithic. Mineral raw materials and their exploitation relating to different resource bases of the central (the Ursul River basin) and northwestern (the Anuy River basin) parts of the Altai region are analyzed. To attribute the rock so…
Rocks and Their Sources in the Upper Paleolithic of the Altai
В статье на основе анализа материала тонких листовидных бифасиальных наконечников — наиболее требовательных к качеству камня и сложных в исполнении изделий — реконструируются сырьевые и адаптационные стратегии, характерные для населения Алтая ранних этапов верхнего палеолита. Минеральное сырье и его использование анализируются с учетом условий разных ресурсных баз центральной (долина р. Урсул) и северо-западной (долина р. Ануй) частей региона. Дл…
The Origin of Biogenic Horizons in the Pleistocene Strata of Denisova Cave
В статье представлены результаты исследования методами минералого-геохимического анализа среднеплейстоценовых осадков слоя 21 в центральном зале Денисовой пещеры на Алтае. Работа проведена с целью выявления комплекса типоморфных минералогических и геохимических характеристик, которые присущи специфическим черноокрашенным горизонтам или линзам и надежно отличают их от всех прочих типов отложений в Денисовой пещере. Впервые полученные минералого-ге…
Material Composition of Pleistocene Deposits in the South Chamber of Denisova Cave
Geochemical and mineralogical markers of the materials from geogenic, biogenic, and anthropogenic sources were identified in layers 18 and 13 sampled at various locations in the southern chamber of Denisova Cave. The validity of these markers for comparison and correlation of the layers from different parts of sedimentary sequences, including those from disturbed areas, was established. Archaeological artefacts indicate that during the formation …
New Results of Studying the Middle Paleolithic Complexes in the South Chamber of Denisova Cave
This article discusses collections of lithic artifacts from the Middle Pleistocene strata in the central part of the South Chamber in Denisova cave. In 2024, sediments of lithological layers 19.2–16.1 were excavated. No archaeological evidence was found in layers 19.2 and 19.1 which, according to preliminary data, were accumulated at the turn of MIS 9 and 8. Industry of the Initial Middle Paleolithic, consisting of over 1300 objects, was discover…
Beryozovka Cave
This article presents first results of research in Beryozovka cave near the village of Beryozovka in Soloneshenoe District of Altai Krai. The karst cavity was located in the wall of a deep ravine which cut through the bedrock of the right slope of the valley and extended with its mouth to the Anui River 1.5 km from the cave. Five lithological layers were identified in the section of soft cave deposits over 3 m thick. Judging by lithological and s…
Zooarchaeological Evidence for the Use of Animal Resources by the Paleolithic Inhabitants of Denisova Cave
This article discusses a collection of bone remains with traces of anthropogenic impact from the Paleolithic layers of Denisova cave, which covers a wide chronological range of the second half of the Middle and Upper Pleistocene. Over a thousand bone fragments with distinctive traces of human modification by cutting, scraping, splitting, and chopping, have been examined. Incisions associated with cutting soft tissues off bones were the most commo…
New Data on the Middle Paleolithic Lithic Industries from the Entryway Zone of Denisova Cave
This article presents the archaeological collection from layers 10–8 in the entryway area of Denisova cave, obtained during the excavations in 1991 and 1996. In total, over 2000 lithic artifacts have been analyzed. According to paleogeographic data, layer 10 emerged under favorable climatic conditions corresponding to substage MIS 5e, which were consistent with the Blake paleomagnetic event of 104,000–120,000 established for this part of the cros…
Acheulo-Yabrudian Cultural Complex in the Levant and Questions of the Altai Middle Paleolithic Genesis
Purpose . At the present stage of research, with the expansion of the source base, it became necessary to update the previously put forward thesis about the close similarity of the most ancient lithic industry from the Denisova Cave with the materials of the Acheulo-Yabrudian Cultural Complex in the Levant. Results . To identify possible cultural connections of the initial stage of the Middle Paleolithic of Altai Mountain with Near Eastern indust…
Early Upper Paleolithic Tubular Beads from the Main Chamber of Denisova Cave
The authors present the results of a technological and functional analysis of bone tubular beads from the Upper Paleolithic layer 11 in the Main Chamber of Denisova Cave, northwestern Altai. Tubular beads are among the most widespread categories of Early Upper Paleolithic ornaments from the cave. The technological sequence of operations has been reconstructed. It included several stages: selection of blank, planing, manufacture of preform by trun…
The Origin of Biogenic Horizons in the Pleistocene Strata of Denisova Cave
We outline the results of mineralogical and geochemical analyses of Middle Pleistocene sediments of layer 21 in the Main Chamber of Denisova Cave, Altai. The aim of the study was to reveal a set of mineralogical and trace element markers of the black-colored horizons or lenses and to distinguish them from other types of cave sediments. Results were matched with those relating to a similar set of markers of black-colored horizons in the Holocene p…
Initial Upper Palaeolithic ornaments and formal bone tools from the East Chamber of Denisova Cave in the Russian Altai
Who Were the Denisovans
We provide a comprehensive summary of data relating to the origin, chronology, and culture of the Denisovans— a separate hominin population, fi rst described in 2010 on the basis of aDNA extracted from fossils found in Denisova Cave, in the northwestern part of the Russian Altai. We cite the results of morphological and genomic studies of the teeth and postcranial bones of those hominins. On the basis of a large series of optical and radiocarbon …
Unshaped Bone Tools from Denisova Cave, Altai
The initial manuscript, validated by all the authors, was largely modified without informing the first two signatories before being formatted for publication. To not block the release of the issue in press, the order of the authors has been changed, the first two authors (becoming respectively the 4th and 3rd) acknowledging the raw data but not their interpretation nor their overall perspective.Le manuscrit initial, validé par tous les auteurs, f…
Raman spectroscopy of lipid micro-residues on Middle Palaeolithic stone tools from Denisova Cave, Siberia
Ushbulak-1
In world archaeology, there has always been a problem regarding the Middle to Upper Palaeolithic transition. Late twentieth-century research has attempted to address this issue through the recognition of Initial Upper Palaeolithic (IUP) lithic industries. These assemblages were first characterised through evidence from the sites of Boker Tachtit and Ksar Akil (the Levant), and they are now identified in many regions of Eurasia, including Central …
Dynamics of the Altai Paleolithic industries in the archaeological record of Denisova Cave
A Neanderthal Refugium in the Eastern Adriatic
On the basis of mineralogical analysis of the tephra layer in the Bioce rock shelter in Montenegro, we revise the cultural and population changes in the eastern Adriatic at the Middle to Upper Paleolithic transition. The disappearance of Neanderthals from that region was traditionally attributed to the Campanian Ignimbrite eruption ~40 ka BP. Comprehensive studies at Bioce by the Russian-Montenegrin expedition in 2010-2015 have resulted in a hypo…
New Findings on the Middle Paleolithic of the Eastern Adriatic
Excavations of undisturbed Pleistocene deposits at the Bioče rockshelter layers 4 and 3 by the joint Russian-Montenegrian expedition yielded the fi rst evidence of Middle Paleolithic occupation. Primary reduction techniques are described and a typology of lithic industry is proposed. Techniques were quite simple, including parallel, orthogonal, and centripetal fl aking suggestive of the Levallois tradition. Flakes were mostly small, short, and ro…
Examining collagen preservation through glutamine deamidation at Denisova Cave
Rocks and Their Sources in the Upper Paleolithic of the Altai
On the basis of the analysis of thin leaf-shaped bifacial points, which are very elaborate and sensitive to the quality of rocks, we reconstruct the adaptive strategies of humans at the early stages of the Upper Paleolithic. Mineral raw materials and their exploitation relating to different resource bases of the central (the Ursul River basin) and northwestern (the Anuy River basin) parts of the Altai region are analyzed. To attribute the rock so…
The Earliest Paleolithic Assemblages from Denisova Cave in the Altai
The article presents the results of multidisciplinary studies of the Early Middle Paleolithic assemblages from the lower part of the Denisova Cave Pleistocene sequence in the East Chamber and the Main Chamber of the cave. Data on geochronology, small and large vertebrate fauna, palynology, stratigraphy and micromorphology of sediments containing the earliest archaeological fi nds at the site, as well as on petrography, traceology and archaeozoolo…
Small Blade Technology in the Early Upper Paleolithic Industries From Denisova Cave
The paper discusses the results from an analysis of five cores associated with Layer 11 in the Southern Chamber of Denisova Cave, intended to obtain small elongated blanks such as bladelets and small blades. Analysis of a lithic reduction sequence employed in the research has made it possible to clearly recognize the phases in producing flake scars on lithic artifacts through the preparation of core blanks, and in core reduction, as well as to de…
Middle Palaeolithic assemblages from Denisova Cave
Purpose. Comprehensive archaeological studies conducted in the East Chamber of Denisova Cave during 2005-2011 in the Altai region have made it possible to obtain a representative collection of archaeological evidence attributed to the Middle and Upper Palaeolithic. Middle Palaeolithic finds were recovered in the greatest numbers. This research mainly focuses on establishing relationships between the new middle Palaeolithic archaeological record d…
Development of a Virtual 3d Model of Denisova Cave in the Altai Mountains1
The study addresses the implementation of the project "A Virtual Model of Denisova Cave in the Altai Mountains" generating a 3D model of the cave and pinpointing certain key finds. The project includes the elaboration of software for interactive visualization in the virtual space of the cave. Apart from information about this unique site, the model is aimed at solving certain research problems. This is the first Russian attempt to create a virtua…
A Middle Paleolithic Stone Tool Industry from Layer 12 in the East Chamber of Denisova Cave
The paper discusses data resulted from an analysis of the middle Middle Paleolithic stone tool industry from deposits comprising layer 12 in the East Chamber of Denisova Cave. The collection of stone artifacts from this part of the excavation section totals more than 6000 specimens. The primary flaking technique used in the stone tool industry from layer 12 can be characterized by utilizing parallel-sided, radial and Kombewa cores. A small group …
Early Upper Paleolithic Stone Tool Industries from the East Chamber of the Denisova Cave
This publication presents results from an analysis of the early Upper Paleolithic stone tool industries associated with the deposits that constitute layers 11.2 and 11.1 in the East Chamber of the Denisova Cave. The collection of lithic artifacts, including a total of more than 4,000 specimens, has been recovered from this part of the excavation profile. In stone tool industries attributed to the time at issue, primary reduction strategy can be c…
New Findings on the Middle Paleolithic of the Eastern Adriatic
Excavations of undisturbed Pleistocene deposits at the Bioče rockshelter layers 4 and 3 by the joint Russian-Montenegrian expedition yielded the fi rst evidence of Middle Paleolithic occupation. Primary reduction techniques are described and a typology of lithic industry is proposed. Techniques were quite simple, including parallel, orthogonal, and centripetal fl aking suggestive of the Levallois tradition. Flakes were mostly small, short, and ro…
Ushbulak-1
In world archaeology, there has always been a problem regarding the Middle to Upper Palaeolithic transition. Late twentieth-century research has attempted to address this issue through the recognition of Initial Upper Palaeolithic (IUP) lithic industries. These assemblages were first characterised through evidence from the sites of Boker Tachtit and Ksar Akil (the Levant), and they are now identified in many regions of Eurasia, including Central …
Analyses of the Holocene Deposits from Denisova Cave in 2018
A Palaeolithic Diadem From Denisova Cave
The Early Upper Palaeolithic Personal Ornaments from the Southern Chamber of Denisova Cave
Studies of the Terminal Pleistocene Materials from the Ushbulak Site in 2018
Megafaunal Remains from the Upper Portion of Pleistocene Deposits in South Chamber of Denisova Cave
Excavation Campaign at Malishina Stena Rockshelter in Montenegro
The 2018 Archaeological Studies of Paleolithic Sites in Shilikty Basin
The Middle and Upper Paleolithic Bone Tools from South Chamber of Denisova Cave
Excavations undertaken in the upper portion of the Pleistocene deposits from South Chamber of Denisova Cave yielded a set of bone tools in association with numerous stone artifacts. The Middle Palaeolithic layer 12 revealed bone retouchers and a retouched bone fragment. Along with lightly modified bone tools such as retouchers and retouched pieces, Layer 11 has yielded such stone tools as a point, a needle, a polisher and a tool blank, all attrib…
Recent Data on the Middle and Upper Palaeolithic Stone Tool Industries from the Southern Gallery at Denisova Cave
Studies of the Initial Upper Paleolithic Industry at the Ushbulak Site (Eastern Kazakhstan) in 2018
The 2018 Archaeological Survey in Southern Kazakhstan
Raman spectroscopy of lipid micro-residues on Middle Palaeolithic stone tools from Denisova Cave, Siberia
Middle Palaeolithic assemblages from Denisova Cave
Purpose. Comprehensive archaeological studies conducted in the East Chamber of Denisova Cave during 2005-2011 in the Altai region have made it possible to obtain a representative collection of archaeological evidence attributed to the Middle and Upper Palaeolithic. Middle Palaeolithic finds were recovered in the greatest numbers. This research mainly focuses on establishing relationships between the new middle Palaeolithic archaeological record d…
Age estimates for hominin fossils and the onset of the Upper Palaeolithic at Denisova Cave
Timing of archaic hominin occupation of Denisova Cave in southern Siberia
The Middle Paleolithic Stone Tool Industries from South Chamber of Denisova Cave
Research work resumed in South Chamber of Denisova cave in Altai requires a complete introduction of previously obtained collections into scientific use and the refinement of the techno-typological characteristics in these stone tool industries. This publication presents the results of a technical and typological analysis of stone industries from layers 22-19 and 14 in the mouth area of the southern chamber. The initial stages of the settlement o…
New Data on the Initial Upper Paleolithic Assemblages from the Ushbulak Site (Based on Evidence from the Southern Part of the Site)
В статье представлены результаты исследований южного участка многослойного палеолитического памятника Ушбулак на материалах шурфа 5. Стоянка расположена в Шиликтинской долине (Северо-Восточный Казахстан), открыта в 2016 г. В 2016–2018 гг. на территории стоянки были заложены два раскопа и серия шурфов. Шурф 5 расположен в 15 м от раскопа 2, в схожих геоморфологических условиях. Археологические работы в шурфе проводились в 2017–2018 гг. В результат…
Bone Retouchers from the Denisova Cave
В статье представлены результаты исследования одного из типов слабо модифицированных костяных орудий палеолита – костяных ретушеров, обнаруженных в плейстоценовых отложениях Денисовой пещеры. В работе впервые вводятся в научный оборот ретушеры среднего и верхнего палеолита из материалов раскопок 2019 г. в южной галерее и находки из фаунистических коллекций из центрального зала пещеры, полученные в ходе работ 1993–1998 гг. Исследование показало, ч…
Remains of Small Vertebrates from the Eastern Chamber of Denisova Cave
Bone Tools and Personal Adornments of the Early Upper Paleolithic from the South Chamber of Denisova Cave (Collection of 2019)
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