Vladimir V Pitulko
Biographic Data
| ID | 3642941 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Vladimir V Pitulko |
| GIVEN NAMES | Vladimir V |
| FAMILY NAME | Pitulko |
| SIGNATURE | PITULKO V V |
| AFFILIATIONS | Institute for the History of Material Culture, Russian Academy of Sciences |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 109 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 15 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 6 |
Sled Dogs, Broken Runners, and Long Journeys in the East Siberian Arctic 9000 Years Ago
At the Zhokhov site (East Siberian Arctic, ca. 9000 years ago), excavations revealed the earliest solid evidence of advanced land transport: sledge parts and dog bones. Recognizable sledge elements include runners and upright supports, indicating at least two types: light sledges pulled by a hunter or a single dog, and larger cargo sleds for dog teams. The sledge design closely matches the historic Chukchi-Koryak arc-stanchion type. The emergence…
Searching for Domestication Signatures in Fossil Dogs and Wolves of Northern Eurasia. Part 1
Despite the long history of research, the problem of reliable morphological identification of fossil canids still stands, especially for the early stages of wolf/dog domestication. Mandibles are best preserved in geological record. Their morphology mostly allows reliable species identification of fossil canid bone remains. Based on the reference wolf and domestic dog samples from recent populations, we developed a method of species identification…
Outlines of the Archaeological Study of the Stone Age in the Russian Eastern Arctic
The East Siberian Arctic is an enormous territory. In many respects it still remains little explored. The main matrix for assembling versatile knowledge about the nature and man of the region is the Bering Land concept. In this article, the history of the development of theorethical grounds of the research and exploration of the region is discussed. The history of human settlement in arctic West Beringia spans approximately 50,000 years. More tha…
Cultural Layer in the Stone Age Sites of Northeastern Siberia
The phenomenon of the cultural layer is a fundamental concept of archaeology and the main object of study in the practice of field research. Despite this, its definition, surprisingly, still remains undeveloped. The widely known classical definition leaves many important questions unanswered. Thus, what about the horizon, formed in the past by redeposition of material, especially if this is not obvious? Can the bone-bearing horizon (for example, …
Permafrost Digging
Late Pleistocene and Early Holocene climate changes and human habitation in the arctic Western Beringia based on revision of palaeobotanical data
Another perspective on the age and origin of the Berelyokh mammoth site—Comment to the paper published by Lozhkin and Anderson, Quaternary Research 89 (2018), 459–477
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The population history of northeastern Siberia since the Pleistocene
They came from the ends of the earth
Climate change and the deteriorating archaeological and environmental archives of the Arctic
Mammoth ivory technologies in the Upper Palaeolithic
Processing of mammoth ivory and manufacturing of diverse ivory artefacts is widely recognized as one of the most important characteristics of the material culture of ancient humans. These technological skills reach their greatest extent and development shortly before the Last Glacial Maximum but are recognizable until the Pleistocene-Holocene boundary across Northern Eurasia in all areas populated by mammoths and humans. As a cultural phenomenon,…
The Berelekh Mammoth “Graveyard”
To clarify unanswered questions of site formation, geology and the archaeology of the Berelekh geoarchaeological complex, a special survey was undertaken in 2009 of the area surrounding the site. Several geological units have been revealed. By establishing the spatial and temporal relationship of these deposits—as well as their age—we have reconstructed the formation history of the Berelekh bone bed. The mammoth bone deposit belongs to a paleocha…
Reconstructing prey selection, hunting strategy and seasonality of the early Holocene frozen site in the Siberian High Arctic
The Zhokhov site is one of the northern most archaeological sites in the world and a very ancient vestige of occupation of high latitudes by people, indicating that this territory was settled as early as about 8000 years ago. Investigation of the site began in 1989–1990 and then continued in 2000–2005. Here we consider the taphonomy, spatial distribution, species and age- and sex-related composition of the faunal remains from the Zhokhov site. Th…
The oldest art of the Eurasian Arctic
The excavated site termed Yana RHS is dated to about 28000 BP and contained a stunning assemblage of ornamented and symbolic objects—the earliest art to be excavated in the Arctic zone. Decorated beads, pendants and needles connect the site to the Eurasian Upper Palaeolithic; but other forms and ornaments are unparalleled. Shallow dishes and anthropomorphic designs on mammoth tusks find echoes among hunting practice and shamanistic images of the …
The Berelekh quest
The Berelekh mammoth graveyard became known following its first scientific description in 1947. Both the “graveyard” and the “archaeological site” were investigated in the early 1970s, and then systematic investigations ended. This article reviews all the available data from a range of sources and provides a complete set of the 36 14 C dates so far obtained for the Berelekh geoarchaeological complex. The host deposits of the Berelekh bone bed (or…
Mammoth ivory technologies in the Upper Palaeolithic
Processing of mammoth ivory and manufacturing of diverse ivory artefacts is widely recognized as one of the most important characteristics of the material culture of ancient humans. These technological skills reach their greatest extent and development shortly before the Last Glacial Maximum but are recognizable until the Pleistocene-Holocene boundary across Northern Eurasia in all areas populated by mammoths and humans. As a cultural phenomenon,…
The oldest art of the Eurasian Arctic
The excavated site termed Yana RHS is dated to about 28000 BP and contained a stunning assemblage of ornamented and symbolic objects—the earliest art to be excavated in the Arctic zone. Decorated beads, pendants and needles connect the site to the Eurasian Upper Palaeolithic; but other forms and ornaments are unparalleled. Shallow dishes and anthropomorphic designs on mammoth tusks find echoes among hunting practice and shamanistic images of the …
Climate change and the deteriorating archaeological and environmental archives of the Arctic
Reconstructing prey selection, hunting strategy and seasonality of the early Holocene frozen site in the Siberian High Arctic
The Zhokhov site is one of the northern most archaeological sites in the world and a very ancient vestige of occupation of high latitudes by people, indicating that this territory was settled as early as about 8000 years ago. Investigation of the site began in 1989–1990 and then continued in 2000–2005. Here we consider the taphonomy, spatial distribution, species and age- and sex-related composition of the faunal remains from the Zhokhov site. Th…
They came from the ends of the earth
The Berelekh Mammoth “Graveyard”
To clarify unanswered questions of site formation, geology and the archaeology of the Berelekh geoarchaeological complex, a special survey was undertaken in 2009 of the area surrounding the site. Several geological units have been revealed. By establishing the spatial and temporal relationship of these deposits—as well as their age—we have reconstructed the formation history of the Berelekh bone bed. The mammoth bone deposit belongs to a paleocha…
Cultural Layer in the Stone Age Sites of Northeastern Siberia
The phenomenon of the cultural layer is a fundamental concept of archaeology and the main object of study in the practice of field research. Despite this, its definition, surprisingly, still remains undeveloped. The widely known classical definition leaves many important questions unanswered. Thus, what about the horizon, formed in the past by redeposition of material, especially if this is not obvious? Can the bone-bearing horizon (for example, …
The Berelekh quest
The Berelekh mammoth graveyard became known following its first scientific description in 1947. Both the “graveyard” and the “archaeological site” were investigated in the early 1970s, and then systematic investigations ended. This article reviews all the available data from a range of sources and provides a complete set of the 36 14 C dates so far obtained for the Berelekh geoarchaeological complex. The host deposits of the Berelekh bone bed (or…
The oldest art of the Eurasian Arctic
The excavated site termed Yana RHS is dated to about 28000 BP and contained a stunning assemblage of ornamented and symbolic objects—the earliest art to be excavated in the Arctic zone. Decorated beads, pendants and needles connect the site to the Eurasian Upper Palaeolithic; but other forms and ornaments are unparalleled. Shallow dishes and anthropomorphic designs on mammoth tusks find echoes among hunting practice and shamanistic images of the …
The Berelekh Mammoth “Graveyard”
To clarify unanswered questions of site formation, geology and the archaeology of the Berelekh geoarchaeological complex, a special survey was undertaken in 2009 of the area surrounding the site. Several geological units have been revealed. By establishing the spatial and temporal relationship of these deposits—as well as their age—we have reconstructed the formation history of the Berelekh bone bed. The mammoth bone deposit belongs to a paleocha…
Reconstructing prey selection, hunting strategy and seasonality of the early Holocene frozen site in the Siberian High Arctic
The Zhokhov site is one of the northern most archaeological sites in the world and a very ancient vestige of occupation of high latitudes by people, indicating that this territory was settled as early as about 8000 years ago. Investigation of the site began in 1989–1990 and then continued in 2000–2005. Here we consider the taphonomy, spatial distribution, species and age- and sex-related composition of the faunal remains from the Zhokhov site. Th…
Mammoth ivory technologies in the Upper Palaeolithic
Processing of mammoth ivory and manufacturing of diverse ivory artefacts is widely recognized as one of the most important characteristics of the material culture of ancient humans. These technological skills reach their greatest extent and development shortly before the Last Glacial Maximum but are recognizable until the Pleistocene-Holocene boundary across Northern Eurasia in all areas populated by mammoths and humans. As a cultural phenomenon,…
Climate change and the deteriorating archaeological and environmental archives of the Arctic
Another perspective on the age and origin of the Berelyokh mammoth site—Comment to the paper published by Lozhkin and Anderson, Quaternary Research 89 (2018), 459–477
An abstract is not available for this content. As you have access to this content, full HTML content is provided on this page. A PDF of this content is also available in through the ‘Save PDF’ action button.
The population history of northeastern Siberia since the Pleistocene
They came from the ends of the earth
Permafrost Digging
Late Pleistocene and Early Holocene climate changes and human habitation in the arctic Western Beringia based on revision of palaeobotanical data
Cultural Layer in the Stone Age Sites of Northeastern Siberia
The phenomenon of the cultural layer is a fundamental concept of archaeology and the main object of study in the practice of field research. Despite this, its definition, surprisingly, still remains undeveloped. The widely known classical definition leaves many important questions unanswered. Thus, what about the horizon, formed in the past by redeposition of material, especially if this is not obvious? Can the bone-bearing horizon (for example, …
Outlines of the Archaeological Study of the Stone Age in the Russian Eastern Arctic
The East Siberian Arctic is an enormous territory. In many respects it still remains little explored. The main matrix for assembling versatile knowledge about the nature and man of the region is the Bering Land concept. In this article, the history of the development of theorethical grounds of the research and exploration of the region is discussed. The history of human settlement in arctic West Beringia spans approximately 50,000 years. More tha…
Searching for Domestication Signatures in Fossil Dogs and Wolves of Northern Eurasia. Part 1
Despite the long history of research, the problem of reliable morphological identification of fossil canids still stands, especially for the early stages of wolf/dog domestication. Mandibles are best preserved in geological record. Their morphology mostly allows reliable species identification of fossil canid bone remains. Based on the reference wolf and domestic dog samples from recent populations, we developed a method of species identification…
Sled Dogs, Broken Runners, and Long Journeys in the East Siberian Arctic 9000 Years Ago
At the Zhokhov site (East Siberian Arctic, ca. 9000 years ago), excavations revealed the earliest solid evidence of advanced land transport: sledge parts and dog bones. Recognizable sledge elements include runners and upright supports, indicating at least two types: light sledges pulled by a hunter or a single dog, and larger cargo sleds for dog teams. The sledge design closely matches the historic Chukchi-Koryak arc-stanchion type. The emergence…
Archaeology (13 works) · Geography (12 works) · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (12 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (10 works) · Geology (8 works) · Indigenous Studies and Ecology (8 works) · Arctic (7 works) · Geology (7 works) · History (6 works) · Mammoth (6 works)