Tsedendorj Bolorbat
Biographic Data
| ID | 2919137 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Tsedendorj Bolorbat |
| GIVEN NAMES | Tsedendorj |
| FAMILY NAME | Bolorbat |
| SIGNATURE | BOLORBAT T |
| AFFILIATIONS | Mongolian Academy of Sciences |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0176-7644 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 20 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 78 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 20 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
An Increase in Small Flake Sharp-edge Productivity Across the Initial–Early Upper Paleolithic at Tolbor (Mongolia)
The Upper Paleolithic archaeological record of the Tolbor Valley (northern Mongolia) documents a shift in emphasis from large-blade production to smaller-format bladelet production, characteristic of the Initial Upper Paleolithic (IUP) to Early Upper Paleolithic (EUP) transition in Central and Northeast Asia. This periodization is often associated with, respectively, early dispersal and permanent instalment of Homo sapiens populations in eastern …
Pit in Archaeological Horizon 4/5 of the Tolbor-21 Site: Technological Set and Settlement Activity at the Boundary of the Initial and Early Upper Paleolithic in Northern Mongolia
The article presents an analysis of materials from archaeological horizon (AH) 4/5 of the Tolbor-21 site (Northern Mongolia) dated to the boundary between the Initial and Early Upper Paleolithic (ca. 42–40 ka BP). The study focuses on archaeological finds originating from a spatially pronounced depression of uncertain genesis, overlain by AH4 sediments and intruding into the deposits of AH5, which contained concentrations of lithic artifacts and …
Changes in the Morphology of Laminar Products in the Upper Paleolithic Industries of Tolbor-4 (Mongolia)
The article provides the analysis of blade product morphology from the cultural and chronological sequence of the Tolbor-4 site (Northern Mongolia), covering the periods of the Initial, Early, and Late Upper Paleolithic (ca. 45,000–12,000 BP). During the site occupation, homogeneous local raw material was used, which makes it possible to exclude the influence of raw material factor on the morphology of knapped products. The study was primarily ai…
Spatial Analysis of Archaeological Horizon of the Final Early Upper Paleolithic at Tolbor-21 site (Northern Mongolia)
The article provides a spatial analysis of Archaeological Horizon 2 (AH2) at the Tolbor-21 site, containing rare evidence of human presence in Northern Mongolia during the climatic change era associated with the Last Glacial Maximum. The collection from this horizon serves as a source for reconstructing the characteristics of lithic industry of the final Early Upper Paleolithic (EUP). The enclosing lithological layer has undergone significant pos…
Lithic Industry in Khairkhan Cave, Mongolia
Discovered in 2022 in the southwest of the Khangai Mountains and located in a separate limestone massif, Khairkhan Cave is the only Paleolithic site in the area and the first cave site in the mountainous country in general. Less than 200 km away there is the Khoid-Tsenkheriyn-Agui Cave, known for its Paleolithic paintings. The Khairkhan Cave deposits were studied in 2022, revealing a stratigraphic sequence of four layers, the first three of which…
Late Paleolithic Assemblages of the Tobor-4 Site (Northern Mongolia): Archaeological Horizons 3–1 (Excavations of 2017)
A representative chronostratigraphic record of the Upper Paleolithic sequence in Mongolia was studied using the sediments from the Tolbor-4 site located in the valley of the Ikh-Tulburiin-gol (the Tolbor Valley) – the tributary of the Selenga River. This article discusses the cultural features of the Late Upper Paleolithic industries from archaeological horizons 3–1, excavated at the Tolbor-4 site in 2017. A radiocarbon date of 14,547 ± 73 (AA-93…
Initial Stage of the Early Upper Paleolithic of Northern Mongolia: Archaeological Horizon 3 (Excavation Pit 2) of the Tolbor-21 Site (Evidence of Excavations in 2016–2017)
This article discusses the basic features of reduction technology and typological composition of the toolkit at the initial stages of the Early Upper Paleolithic using the assemblage from archaeological horizon 3 (excavation pit 2) at the Tolbor-21 site in Northern Mongolia, excavated in 2016 and 2017. For establishing the processes at the boundary of IUP and EUP, this assemblage was compared with assemblage from archaeological horizon 4 at the s…
The Initial Upper Paleolithic from Tolbor-16, Mongolia: Characteristics of the Lithic Assemblage and Their Evolutionary Implications
According to fossil evidence, the Initial Upper Paleolithic (IUP) refers to archaeological assemblages associated with the early dispersal of Homo sapiens across Eurasia. These assemblages are often described as exhibiting a combination of Middle and Upper Paleolithic typo-technological features or, more broadly, as a technology in progression from the former to the latter. Genetic evidence indicates that as members of our species moved across Eu…
Spatial Structures of the Initial/Early Upper Paleolithic at Tolbor-21, Northern Mongolia
В статье рассмотрены планиграфические структуры археологического горизонта 4 стоянки Толбор-21 (по материалам 2015-2017 гг.). Присутствие неутилитарных предметов, фаунистических остатков со следами воздействия человека, свидетельств использования огня делает эту стоянку у выходов каменного сырья перспективной для реконструкции пространственной организации у населения ранних этапов верхнего палеолита на территории Северной Монголии. Планиграфическ…
A New Type of IUP Settlement in the Selenga River Basin, Northern Mongolia: The Kharganyn Gol-13 Short-Term Occupation Site
В статье представлены результаты раскопок новой стоянки начального верхнего палеолита Харганын-Гол-13, расположенной в долине притока р. Селенги на севере Монголии. Долина Селенги и ее притоков, соединяющая Западное Забайкалье и Северную Монголию, являлась одним из важнейших коридоров, по которым двигались популяции начального верхнего палеолита. Здесь выявлена зона наибольшей концентрации расположенных поблизости от источников сырья стоянок этог…
Spatial Structures of the Initial/Early Upper Paleolithic at Tolbor-21, Northern Mongolia
This article describes the spatial structures of archaeological horizon 4 at Tolbor-21 in northern Mongolia, on the basis of data from 2015–2017. The presence of non-utilitarian items, faunal remains with traces of human impact, and the use of fi re render this site near outcrops of raw materials promising for the reconstruction of the spatial organization of Early Upper Paleolithic sites in northern Mongolia. Spatial analysis included visual obs…
A New Type of IUP Settlement in the Selenga River Basin, Northern Mongolia: The Kharganyn Gol-13 Short-Term Occupation Site
Here we outline the results of excavations at a recently discovered Initial Upper Paleolithic site, Kharganyn Gol-13, located on a tributary of the Selenga River in northern Mongolia. The Selenga valley and those of its tributaries were key routes along which humans dispersed during the Initial Upper Paleolithic. The concentration of sites of that period is highest here. Most are situated near outcrops of lithic raw material and are classifi ed a…
Final Phase of Early Upper Paleolithic of Northern Mongolia: Lithic Technology and Regional Analogies: Tolbor-4 Site, Horizons 4a and 4b
The article considers the lithic assemblage of archaeological horizon 4a of Tolbor 4 site in Northern Mongolia (excavation campaign of 2017) in the context of development of Early Upper Paleolithic lithic industries during MIS-3 stage. On the basis of radiocarbon dates, stratigraphic position and techno-typological features of lithic assemblage this complex along with the industry of archaeological horizon 4b of Tolbor 4 is classified as terminal…
Chronology of Archaeological Complexes with Geometric Microliths in Northern Mongolia
Upper Palaeolithic microlithic complexes in Northeast Asia are usually included in the spectrum of non-geometric industries. Mongolia, which is considered a possible crossroads of Middle and Upper Paleolithic migration routes due to its environmental and geographic conditions, is the only exception in this vast region. The Tolbor cluster of sites in the Middle Selenga Basin contains lithic complexes with trapezes and segments. We define the chron…
Studies of Paleolithic Sites in Ikh-Tulberiin-gol River Valley (Northern Mongolia) in 2021
The authors present results of excavations of the Tolbor 21 and Tolbor 4 sites, situated in the Tolbor River valley, a tributary of the Selenga River, Northern Mongolia. In 2021, studies of the multilayered Tolbor-21 site that documents human habitation throughout the Upper Paleolithic were resumed. We focus on the stratigraphy, spatial distribution of the finds, zooarcheological data and description of lithic artifacts recovered from the continu…
Ostrich Eggshell Morphology Based on Pleistocene and Holocene Samples from Mongolia
Ostrich eggshell bead-making appears relatively early in regions inhabited by ostriches. This type of personal ornamentation emerged in Central Asia together with human populations associated with the laminar Initial Upper Paleolithic culture about 45,000 uncal BP or slightly earlier. Eggshell beads and pendants occur in Central Asia until the Middle Holocene, while the technology of bead-making underwent changes throughout this period. Although …
A new Upper Paleolithic occupation at the site of Tolbor-21 (Mongolia): Site formation, human behavior and implications for the regional sequence
Stratigraphy and Cultural Sequence of the Tolbor 21 Site (Northern Mongolia): The Results of the 2014–2016 Excavation Campaigns and Perspectives of Further Investigations
The Tolbor-21 site is located in North Mongolia in the valley of the Tulburiingol river. The excavations of 2014-2016 revealed the cultural sequence of development of the monument’s complexes throughout the entire length of the Upper Paleolithic. Cultural residues of the early Paleolithic, and possibly an initial Upper Paleolith from the site excavation are dated within two radiocarbon definitions: 44,640 ± 690 (MAMS-14933) from pit 1 (the depth …
New evidence for Paleolithic human behavior in Mongolia: The Kharganyn Gol 5 site
The open-air site of Tolbor 16 (Northern Mongolia): Preliminary results and perspectives
The open-air site of Tolbor 16 (Northern Mongolia): Preliminary results and perspectives
A new Upper Paleolithic occupation at the site of Tolbor-21 (Mongolia): Site formation, human behavior and implications for the regional sequence
New evidence for Paleolithic human behavior in Mongolia: The Kharganyn Gol 5 site
Spatial Structures of the Initial/Early Upper Paleolithic at Tolbor-21, Northern Mongolia
This article describes the spatial structures of archaeological horizon 4 at Tolbor-21 in northern Mongolia, on the basis of data from 2015–2017. The presence of non-utilitarian items, faunal remains with traces of human impact, and the use of fi re render this site near outcrops of raw materials promising for the reconstruction of the spatial organization of Early Upper Paleolithic sites in northern Mongolia. Spatial analysis included visual obs…
The open-air site of Tolbor 16 (Northern Mongolia): Preliminary results and perspectives
Stratigraphy and Cultural Sequence of the Tolbor 21 Site (Northern Mongolia): The Results of the 2014–2016 Excavation Campaigns and Perspectives of Further Investigations
The Tolbor-21 site is located in North Mongolia in the valley of the Tulburiingol river. The excavations of 2014-2016 revealed the cultural sequence of development of the monument’s complexes throughout the entire length of the Upper Paleolithic. Cultural residues of the early Paleolithic, and possibly an initial Upper Paleolith from the site excavation are dated within two radiocarbon definitions: 44,640 ± 690 (MAMS-14933) from pit 1 (the depth …
New evidence for Paleolithic human behavior in Mongolia: The Kharganyn Gol 5 site
A new Upper Paleolithic occupation at the site of Tolbor-21 (Mongolia): Site formation, human behavior and implications for the regional sequence
Studies of Paleolithic Sites in Ikh-Tulberiin-gol River Valley (Northern Mongolia) in 2021
The authors present results of excavations of the Tolbor 21 and Tolbor 4 sites, situated in the Tolbor River valley, a tributary of the Selenga River, Northern Mongolia. In 2021, studies of the multilayered Tolbor-21 site that documents human habitation throughout the Upper Paleolithic were resumed. We focus on the stratigraphy, spatial distribution of the finds, zooarcheological data and description of lithic artifacts recovered from the continu…
Ostrich Eggshell Morphology Based on Pleistocene and Holocene Samples from Mongolia
Ostrich eggshell bead-making appears relatively early in regions inhabited by ostriches. This type of personal ornamentation emerged in Central Asia together with human populations associated with the laminar Initial Upper Paleolithic culture about 45,000 uncal BP or slightly earlier. Eggshell beads and pendants occur in Central Asia until the Middle Holocene, while the technology of bead-making underwent changes throughout this period. Although …
Final Phase of Early Upper Paleolithic of Northern Mongolia: Lithic Technology and Regional Analogies: Tolbor-4 Site, Horizons 4a and 4b
The article considers the lithic assemblage of archaeological horizon 4a of Tolbor 4 site in Northern Mongolia (excavation campaign of 2017) in the context of development of Early Upper Paleolithic lithic industries during MIS-3 stage. On the basis of radiocarbon dates, stratigraphic position and techno-typological features of lithic assemblage this complex along with the industry of archaeological horizon 4b of Tolbor 4 is classified as terminal…
Chronology of Archaeological Complexes with Geometric Microliths in Northern Mongolia
Upper Palaeolithic microlithic complexes in Northeast Asia are usually included in the spectrum of non-geometric industries. Mongolia, which is considered a possible crossroads of Middle and Upper Paleolithic migration routes due to its environmental and geographic conditions, is the only exception in this vast region. The Tolbor cluster of sites in the Middle Selenga Basin contains lithic complexes with trapezes and segments. We define the chron…
Spatial Structures of the Initial/Early Upper Paleolithic at Tolbor-21, Northern Mongolia
В статье рассмотрены планиграфические структуры археологического горизонта 4 стоянки Толбор-21 (по материалам 2015-2017 гг.). Присутствие неутилитарных предметов, фаунистических остатков со следами воздействия человека, свидетельств использования огня делает эту стоянку у выходов каменного сырья перспективной для реконструкции пространственной организации у населения ранних этапов верхнего палеолита на территории Северной Монголии. Планиграфическ…
A New Type of IUP Settlement in the Selenga River Basin, Northern Mongolia: The Kharganyn Gol-13 Short-Term Occupation Site
В статье представлены результаты раскопок новой стоянки начального верхнего палеолита Харганын-Гол-13, расположенной в долине притока р. Селенги на севере Монголии. Долина Селенги и ее притоков, соединяющая Западное Забайкалье и Северную Монголию, являлась одним из важнейших коридоров, по которым двигались популяции начального верхнего палеолита. Здесь выявлена зона наибольшей концентрации расположенных поблизости от источников сырья стоянок этог…
Spatial Structures of the Initial/Early Upper Paleolithic at Tolbor-21, Northern Mongolia
This article describes the spatial structures of archaeological horizon 4 at Tolbor-21 in northern Mongolia, on the basis of data from 2015–2017. The presence of non-utilitarian items, faunal remains with traces of human impact, and the use of fi re render this site near outcrops of raw materials promising for the reconstruction of the spatial organization of Early Upper Paleolithic sites in northern Mongolia. Spatial analysis included visual obs…
A New Type of IUP Settlement in the Selenga River Basin, Northern Mongolia: The Kharganyn Gol-13 Short-Term Occupation Site
Here we outline the results of excavations at a recently discovered Initial Upper Paleolithic site, Kharganyn Gol-13, located on a tributary of the Selenga River in northern Mongolia. The Selenga valley and those of its tributaries were key routes along which humans dispersed during the Initial Upper Paleolithic. The concentration of sites of that period is highest here. Most are situated near outcrops of lithic raw material and are classifi ed a…
Lithic Industry in Khairkhan Cave, Mongolia
Discovered in 2022 in the southwest of the Khangai Mountains and located in a separate limestone massif, Khairkhan Cave is the only Paleolithic site in the area and the first cave site in the mountainous country in general. Less than 200 km away there is the Khoid-Tsenkheriyn-Agui Cave, known for its Paleolithic paintings. The Khairkhan Cave deposits were studied in 2022, revealing a stratigraphic sequence of four layers, the first three of which…
Late Paleolithic Assemblages of the Tobor-4 Site (Northern Mongolia): Archaeological Horizons 3–1 (Excavations of 2017)
A representative chronostratigraphic record of the Upper Paleolithic sequence in Mongolia was studied using the sediments from the Tolbor-4 site located in the valley of the Ikh-Tulburiin-gol (the Tolbor Valley) – the tributary of the Selenga River. This article discusses the cultural features of the Late Upper Paleolithic industries from archaeological horizons 3–1, excavated at the Tolbor-4 site in 2017. A radiocarbon date of 14,547 ± 73 (AA-93…
Initial Stage of the Early Upper Paleolithic of Northern Mongolia: Archaeological Horizon 3 (Excavation Pit 2) of the Tolbor-21 Site (Evidence of Excavations in 2016–2017)
This article discusses the basic features of reduction technology and typological composition of the toolkit at the initial stages of the Early Upper Paleolithic using the assemblage from archaeological horizon 3 (excavation pit 2) at the Tolbor-21 site in Northern Mongolia, excavated in 2016 and 2017. For establishing the processes at the boundary of IUP and EUP, this assemblage was compared with assemblage from archaeological horizon 4 at the s…
The Initial Upper Paleolithic from Tolbor-16, Mongolia: Characteristics of the Lithic Assemblage and Their Evolutionary Implications
According to fossil evidence, the Initial Upper Paleolithic (IUP) refers to archaeological assemblages associated with the early dispersal of Homo sapiens across Eurasia. These assemblages are often described as exhibiting a combination of Middle and Upper Paleolithic typo-technological features or, more broadly, as a technology in progression from the former to the latter. Genetic evidence indicates that as members of our species moved across Eu…
Pit in Archaeological Horizon 4/5 of the Tolbor-21 Site: Technological Set and Settlement Activity at the Boundary of the Initial and Early Upper Paleolithic in Northern Mongolia
The article presents an analysis of materials from archaeological horizon (AH) 4/5 of the Tolbor-21 site (Northern Mongolia) dated to the boundary between the Initial and Early Upper Paleolithic (ca. 42–40 ka BP). The study focuses on archaeological finds originating from a spatially pronounced depression of uncertain genesis, overlain by AH4 sediments and intruding into the deposits of AH5, which contained concentrations of lithic artifacts and …
Changes in the Morphology of Laminar Products in the Upper Paleolithic Industries of Tolbor-4 (Mongolia)
The article provides the analysis of blade product morphology from the cultural and chronological sequence of the Tolbor-4 site (Northern Mongolia), covering the periods of the Initial, Early, and Late Upper Paleolithic (ca. 45,000–12,000 BP). During the site occupation, homogeneous local raw material was used, which makes it possible to exclude the influence of raw material factor on the morphology of knapped products. The study was primarily ai…
Spatial Analysis of Archaeological Horizon of the Final Early Upper Paleolithic at Tolbor-21 site (Northern Mongolia)
The article provides a spatial analysis of Archaeological Horizon 2 (AH2) at the Tolbor-21 site, containing rare evidence of human presence in Northern Mongolia during the climatic change era associated with the Last Glacial Maximum. The collection from this horizon serves as a source for reconstructing the characteristics of lithic industry of the final Early Upper Paleolithic (EUP). The enclosing lithological layer has undergone significant pos…
An Increase in Small Flake Sharp-edge Productivity Across the Initial–Early Upper Paleolithic at Tolbor (Mongolia)
The Upper Paleolithic archaeological record of the Tolbor Valley (northern Mongolia) documents a shift in emphasis from large-blade production to smaller-format bladelet production, characteristic of the Initial Upper Paleolithic (IUP) to Early Upper Paleolithic (EUP) transition in Central and Northeast Asia. This periodization is often associated with, respectively, early dispersal and permanent instalment of Homo sapiens populations in eastern …
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