P M Sosin
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 113941 |
|---|---|
| NOME | P M Sosin |
| PRENOMES | P M |
| SOBRENOME | Sosin |
| ASSINATURA | SOSIN P M |
| AFILIAÇÕES | Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Tajikistan |
| VERIFICADO | Não |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 17 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 5 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 17 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2005 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2025 |
| ÍNDICE H | 2 |
Geoarchaeological Studies of Paleolithic Sites in the Western and Northern Caspian Coasts in 2025
In 2025, a research team conducted geoarchaeological studies in the western and northern parts of the Caspian coast. In Azerbaijan, excavations were conducted at the Azykh Cave (Early-Middle Paleolithic) where the current profi le of unexcavated deposits was established and the stratigraphic sequence was described. Samples for luminescence, CRN and radiocarbon dating were collected from all lithological layers.Studies were conducted at site of Ti…
Yakhsu
The extensive research conducted in the recent years in the Khovaling Plateau (Southern Tajikistan) as part of a series of RSF projects yielded new representative collections of artifacts from a number of loess Paleolithic sites. To expand the geographic distribution of these cultures beyond their local concentration in the Obi-Mazar River valley, a joint Russian-Tajik-Chinese geoarchaeological expedition conducted work in the Yakhsu River valley…
The Orkutsay Cross-section in Eastern Uzbekistan
The geoarchaeological studies at the excavation trench of Orkutsay were resumed in 2023 and aimed at a full-fledged integratation of the Western Tian Shan region into the discourse of the “Loess Paleolithic” research. In 2025, the joint RussianUzbekistan archaeological expedition searched for archaeological materials within new lithic-stratigraphic context. Excavation 2 was established for this purpose; it provided new information for archaeologi…
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…
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…
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 Chronostratigraphy of the Tinit-1 Site in the Context of the “Loess Paleolithic” Problem in the Caucasus
The Tinit-1 site is located in the lower reaches of the Rubas River in Southern Dagestan. Stone industries were discovered in layers 2–8 at 11 archaeological levels; they formed two cultural and chronological groups. New works, which were done at the site in 2023–2024, indicate that its section contained several loess-paleosol complexes. Several distinctive paleosols were identified (layers 2, 4, 6–8). These complexes can be interpreted in severa…
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…
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…
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…
Lakhuti-IV
Статья посвящена результатам исследования раннепалеолитического памятника Лахути IV, расположенного в среднем течении р. Оби-Мазар на территории Республики Таджикистан. Приводятся данные о геолого-геоморфологической ситуации в данном районе, характеризуются представленные здесь отложения эпохи плейстоцена. На основе имеющихся хроностратиграфических схем определяется время формирования памятника, связанного с отложениями педокомплекса (ПК) 5 (~0,5…
New Data on the Lower Paleolithic of Tajikistan
Purpose . The paper presents a description of the stratigraphic and planigraphic situation at the excavation 3 of the Lakhuti IV site (Khovaling loess plateau, Tajikistan) recorded during field work in 2022. Results . The cross-section has 18 layers grouped into three strata: L6 glacial period sediments (MIS 14), 6a and 6b soil complexes (MIS 15). The identified technocomplexes belong to the late Karatau culture of the Lower Paleolithic of Tajiki…
Lakhuti-IV – A new site of the early Palaeolithic in Central Asia (Tajikistan)
Lakhuti-IV
We present the fi ndings of excavations at the Early Paleolithic site of Lakhuti-IV in the middle reaches of the Obi- Mazar River, Republic of Tajikistan. The geological and geomorphological situation in the area is reconstructed, and Pleistocene deposits are described. On the basis of the available chronostratigraphic constraints, we can determine time of formation of the cultural layer that is associated with deposits of the fi fth buried soil …
Lakhuti IV – a New Early Paleolithic Site in the Obi-Mazar Valley (Southern Tajikistan)
The article presents the results of a joint Russian-Tajik geoarchaeological expedition in the middle reaches of the Obi-Mazar River (Republic of Tajikistan). During 2021 fieldwork two Tajikistan Loess Palaeolithic sites were studied: Kuldara (14 pedocomplexes) and Obi-Mazar (7 pedocomplexes). A significant amount of palaeogeographic work was carried out at both sites including sampling for a wide range of geological analyses. At Kuldara, five exc…
The late Pleistocene glaciation in the Bogchigir Valleys (Pamir, Tajikistan) based on 10 Be surface exposure dating
Glacial chronologies from the Pamir may not only provide insights into past changes in temperature, but also into past changes in precipitation related to the northern-hemispheric westerlies and the monsoonal circulation. We present 18 new exposure ages from the Bogchigir Valleys that complement and refine our previous studies in these valleys. The most extensive dated glaciation in the area occurred ~ 100 ka, during Marine Oxygen Isotope Stage (…
Late Quaternary glacial and climate history of the Pamir Mountains derived from cosmogenic 10 Be exposure ages
Moraines southwest of Lake Yashilkul, Pamir, Tajikistan, were dated using 10 Be exposure ages of boulder surfaces. We found evidence for (1) an extensive glaciation ∼60,000 yr ago; (2) a less extensive glacial advance, which deposited a characteristic hummocky moraine lobe with exposure ages ranging from ∼11,000 to 47,000 yr, probably deposited at or before 47,000 yr ago; and (3) lateral moraines with exposure ages of ∼40,000 yr, 27,000 yr and 19…
Lakhuti-IV
We present the fi ndings of excavations at the Early Paleolithic site of Lakhuti-IV in the middle reaches of the Obi- Mazar River, Republic of Tajikistan. The geological and geomorphological situation in the area is reconstructed, and Pleistocene deposits are described. On the basis of the available chronostratigraphic constraints, we can determine time of formation of the cultural layer that is associated with deposits of the fi fth buried soil …
Lakhuti-IV – A new site of the early Palaeolithic in Central Asia (Tajikistan)
Late Quaternary glacial and climate history of the Pamir Mountains derived from cosmogenic 10 Be exposure ages
Moraines southwest of Lake Yashilkul, Pamir, Tajikistan, were dated using 10 Be exposure ages of boulder surfaces. We found evidence for (1) an extensive glaciation ∼60,000 yr ago; (2) a less extensive glacial advance, which deposited a characteristic hummocky moraine lobe with exposure ages ranging from ∼11,000 to 47,000 yr, probably deposited at or before 47,000 yr ago; and (3) lateral moraines with exposure ages of ∼40,000 yr, 27,000 yr and 19…
The late Pleistocene glaciation in the Bogchigir Valleys (Pamir, Tajikistan) based on 10 Be surface exposure dating
Glacial chronologies from the Pamir may not only provide insights into past changes in temperature, but also into past changes in precipitation related to the northern-hemispheric westerlies and the monsoonal circulation. We present 18 new exposure ages from the Bogchigir Valleys that complement and refine our previous studies in these valleys. The most extensive dated glaciation in the area occurred ~ 100 ka, during Marine Oxygen Isotope Stage (…
Lakhuti IV – a New Early Paleolithic Site in the Obi-Mazar Valley (Southern Tajikistan)
The article presents the results of a joint Russian-Tajik geoarchaeological expedition in the middle reaches of the Obi-Mazar River (Republic of Tajikistan). During 2021 fieldwork two Tajikistan Loess Palaeolithic sites were studied: Kuldara (14 pedocomplexes) and Obi-Mazar (7 pedocomplexes). A significant amount of palaeogeographic work was carried out at both sites including sampling for a wide range of geological analyses. At Kuldara, five exc…
Lakhuti-IV
Статья посвящена результатам исследования раннепалеолитического памятника Лахути IV, расположенного в среднем течении р. Оби-Мазар на территории Республики Таджикистан. Приводятся данные о геолого-геоморфологической ситуации в данном районе, характеризуются представленные здесь отложения эпохи плейстоцена. На основе имеющихся хроностратиграфических схем определяется время формирования памятника, связанного с отложениями педокомплекса (ПК) 5 (~0,5…
New Data on the Lower Paleolithic of Tajikistan
Purpose . The paper presents a description of the stratigraphic and planigraphic situation at the excavation 3 of the Lakhuti IV site (Khovaling loess plateau, Tajikistan) recorded during field work in 2022. Results . The cross-section has 18 layers grouped into three strata: L6 glacial period sediments (MIS 14), 6a and 6b soil complexes (MIS 15). The identified technocomplexes belong to the late Karatau culture of the Lower Paleolithic of Tajiki…
Lakhuti-IV – A new site of the early Palaeolithic in Central Asia (Tajikistan)
Lakhuti-IV
We present the fi ndings of excavations at the Early Paleolithic site of Lakhuti-IV in the middle reaches of the Obi- Mazar River, Republic of Tajikistan. The geological and geomorphological situation in the area is reconstructed, and Pleistocene deposits are described. On the basis of the available chronostratigraphic constraints, we can determine time of formation of the cultural layer that is associated with deposits of the fi fth buried soil …
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…
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 Chronostratigraphy of the Tinit-1 Site in the Context of the “Loess Paleolithic” Problem in the Caucasus
The Tinit-1 site is located in the lower reaches of the Rubas River in Southern Dagestan. Stone industries were discovered in layers 2–8 at 11 archaeological levels; they formed two cultural and chronological groups. New works, which were done at the site in 2023–2024, indicate that its section contained several loess-paleosol complexes. Several distinctive paleosols were identified (layers 2, 4, 6–8). These complexes can be interpreted in severa…
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…
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…
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…
Geoarchaeological Studies of Paleolithic Sites in the Western and Northern Caspian Coasts in 2025
In 2025, a research team conducted geoarchaeological studies in the western and northern parts of the Caspian coast. In Azerbaijan, excavations were conducted at the Azykh Cave (Early-Middle Paleolithic) where the current profi le of unexcavated deposits was established and the stratigraphic sequence was described. Samples for luminescence, CRN and radiocarbon dating were collected from all lithological layers.Studies were conducted at site of Ti…
Yakhsu
The extensive research conducted in the recent years in the Khovaling Plateau (Southern Tajikistan) as part of a series of RSF projects yielded new representative collections of artifacts from a number of loess Paleolithic sites. To expand the geographic distribution of these cultures beyond their local concentration in the Obi-Mazar River valley, a joint Russian-Tajik-Chinese geoarchaeological expedition conducted work in the Yakhsu River valley…
The Orkutsay Cross-section in Eastern Uzbekistan
The geoarchaeological studies at the excavation trench of Orkutsay were resumed in 2023 and aimed at a full-fledged integratation of the Western Tian Shan region into the discourse of the “Loess Paleolithic” research. In 2025, the joint RussianUzbekistan archaeological expedition searched for archaeological materials within new lithic-stratigraphic context. Excavation 2 was established for this purpose; it provided new information for archaeologi…
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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