A S Derevnina
Biographic Data
| ID | 6830169 |
|---|---|
| NAME | A S Derevnina |
| GIVEN NAMES | A S |
| FAMILY NAME | Derevnina |
| SIGNATURE | DEREVNINA A S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Novosibirsk State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1434-3875 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 15 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
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 …
Northwestern Section of the Afontova Gora V Site in Krasnoyarsk
The Afontova Gora V is a key site of the Upper Paleolithic in the Yenisei Siberian region with a complex research history. Cultural horizon of the Late Kargino period, containing expressive archaeological and faunal remains, has been identified for the first time in the Krasnoyarsk area. According to the current interpretation of the archaeological site, it unites diachronous, scattered settlements which contain three cultural horizons belonging …
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…
Preservation of Middle Paleolithic Open-Air Sites in Low-Mountain Landscapes
Purpose . The multi-layered Paleolithic site of Kuksaray-2 was discovered in 2021 on the right side of the Akhangaran River valley (Eastern Uzbekistan). During fieldwork of 2023 it was established that the lithic industry from layers 0–2 is associated with the MIS-3, and the most ancient complex from layer 4 may belong to the MIS-5. In 2024, exploration of the Kuksaray-2 site was continued by trench 3/2024, 5/2024, 6/2024, 7/2024 and 8/2024 to cl…
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…
The Lithic Industry of the Kuksaray-2 Site (Eastern Uzbekistan)
The research of the Kuksaray-2 site with a minimally disturbed cultural-stratigraphic sequence was continued in 2024. According to the paleogeographic reconstruction, layer 0 represents deposits formed during MIS 3, subsequently reworked by soil formation processes in the Holocene. Layer 1 was also formed during MIS 3, but less affected by subsequent soil formation processes. Layer 2 was formed during MIS 4. The deposits of layers 3 and 4 were fo…
New Data on the Structure of Pleistocene Deposits of the Early Paleolithic Karama Site
The article provides new research materials on the Early Paleolithic Karama site in the Anui River valley in the northwest Altai. To clarify information about the history of the valley development at the stages immediately preceding the formation of deposits of excavation 1, reconnaissance excavation 7 was laid in the instrumental part of the ledge of the terraced surface whereon excavation 2 is located, downhill towards excavation 1, in the tran…
Resuming Archaeological Research at the Orkutsay Section (Eastern Uzbekistan)
The Chirchik River basin is one of key regions for studying loess-soil formations in Central Asia. One of the most complete loess sections in this area is located in the Orkutsay sai on the right bank of the stream having the same name (Bostanlyk District, Tashkent Region, the Republic of Uzbekistan). It is confined to a narrow watershed between the valleys of the Chirchik River and its last major tributary, the Ugam River. In the 1980s, A.E. Dod…
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…
Results of Archaeological Survey in the Ust-Kan District of the Altai Republic in 2024
The article reviews the results of the field archaeological survey carried out to identify new archaeological sites in the Ust-Kan district of the Altai Republic. The survey route was located along the valley sides of the rivers of Anui, Charysh, Kyrlyk, and Kan. A main purpose of the survey work was to identify the Paleolithic sites associated with rock massifs. Therefore, special emphasis was placed on locations such as caves, shelters, and gro…
Cultural Mosaic of the Middle Paleolithic in Western Tien Shan
Purpose. The term “archaeological frontier” was first applied to the Western Tien Shan about 10 years ago to explain the phenomenon of the early appearance of microblade knapping in the Middle Paleolithic industries. Based on the results of a comparative analysis of the collections of Obi-Rakhmat and Kulbulak and materials from other synchronous monuments in the region, it was suggested that the Western Pamir-Tien Shan could be a zone of competit…
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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…
The Lithic Industry of the Kuksaray-2 Site (Eastern Uzbekistan)
The research of the Kuksaray-2 site with a minimally disturbed cultural-stratigraphic sequence was continued in 2024. According to the paleogeographic reconstruction, layer 0 represents deposits formed during MIS 3, subsequently reworked by soil formation processes in the Holocene. Layer 1 was also formed during MIS 3, but less affected by subsequent soil formation processes. Layer 2 was formed during MIS 4. The deposits of layers 3 and 4 were fo…
New Data on the Structure of Pleistocene Deposits of the Early Paleolithic Karama Site
The article provides new research materials on the Early Paleolithic Karama site in the Anui River valley in the northwest Altai. To clarify information about the history of the valley development at the stages immediately preceding the formation of deposits of excavation 1, reconnaissance excavation 7 was laid in the instrumental part of the ledge of the terraced surface whereon excavation 2 is located, downhill towards excavation 1, in the tran…
Resuming Archaeological Research at the Orkutsay Section (Eastern Uzbekistan)
The Chirchik River basin is one of key regions for studying loess-soil formations in Central Asia. One of the most complete loess sections in this area is located in the Orkutsay sai on the right bank of the stream having the same name (Bostanlyk District, Tashkent Region, the Republic of Uzbekistan). It is confined to a narrow watershed between the valleys of the Chirchik River and its last major tributary, the Ugam River. In the 1980s, A.E. Dod…
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…
Results of Archaeological Survey in the Ust-Kan District of the Altai Republic in 2024
The article reviews the results of the field archaeological survey carried out to identify new archaeological sites in the Ust-Kan district of the Altai Republic. The survey route was located along the valley sides of the rivers of Anui, Charysh, Kyrlyk, and Kan. A main purpose of the survey work was to identify the Paleolithic sites associated with rock massifs. Therefore, special emphasis was placed on locations such as caves, shelters, and gro…
Cultural Mosaic of the Middle Paleolithic in Western Tien Shan
Purpose. The term “archaeological frontier” was first applied to the Western Tien Shan about 10 years ago to explain the phenomenon of the early appearance of microblade knapping in the Middle Paleolithic industries. Based on the results of a comparative analysis of the collections of Obi-Rakhmat and Kulbulak and materials from other synchronous monuments in the region, it was suggested that the Western Pamir-Tien Shan could be a zone of competit…
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 …
Northwestern Section of the Afontova Gora V Site in Krasnoyarsk
The Afontova Gora V is a key site of the Upper Paleolithic in the Yenisei Siberian region with a complex research history. Cultural horizon of the Late Kargino period, containing expressive archaeological and faunal remains, has been identified for the first time in the Krasnoyarsk area. According to the current interpretation of the archaeological site, it unites diachronous, scattered settlements which contain three cultural horizons belonging …
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…
Preservation of Middle Paleolithic Open-Air Sites in Low-Mountain Landscapes
Purpose . The multi-layered Paleolithic site of Kuksaray-2 was discovered in 2021 on the right side of the Akhangaran River valley (Eastern Uzbekistan). During fieldwork of 2023 it was established that the lithic industry from layers 0–2 is associated with the MIS-3, and the most ancient complex from layer 4 may belong to the MIS-5. In 2024, exploration of the Kuksaray-2 site was continued by trench 3/2024, 5/2024, 6/2024, 7/2024 and 8/2024 to cl…
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