Ekaterina Bocharova

Dados Biográficos

ID72877
NOMEEkaterina Bocharova
PRENOMESEkaterina
SOBRENOMEBocharova
ASSINATURABOCHAROVA E
AFILIAÇÕESInstitute of Archaeology and Ethnography
ORCID0000-0002-7961-0818
VERIFICADOSim
TOTAL DE OBRAS50
TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES19
TOTAL COMO AUTOR50
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO2017
ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO2026
ÍNDICE H2

  • Paleolandscape environments of Discontinuity in Paleolithic Cultural Ranges

    Open AccessK Kolobova, Dmitrii Kobylkin et al.ARTICLEУфимский археологический вестник2026

    This article presents a comprehensive analysis of the paleogeographic and paleolandscape factors that determined the discontinuous and mosaic distribution of Paleolithic cultures, using the migration of Late Neanderthals – associated with the Micoquian industry – from Eastern Europe to the Altai as a case study. The research is motivated by the significant geographical gaps observed between sites of the same cultural tradition, raising questions …

  • Is there an Aurignacian in the Lake Baikal region of eastern Siberia? Deciphering mixed assemblages

    Open AccessK Kolobova, Kseniya A Kolobova et al.ARTICLEArchaeological Research in Asia2026Referências: 28

  • The principal approaches to the study of composite slotted tools in the Late Paleolithic-Neolithic of Eurasia

    Open AccessEkaterina Bocharova, E N BocharovaARTICLENations and religions of the…2025

    В статье приводится обзор основных методологических подходов к изучению костяных и роговых орудий с пазами: от первых попыток классификации конца XIX в. до современных междисциплинарных исследований. Данная категория орудий важна для понимания технологических аспектов жизнеобеспечения древних обществ. Поскольку эти артефакты являются одними из первых составных орудий, компонентами которых являются костяные основы, вкладыши (геометрические и негео…

  • Results of the 2025 Field Season at the Upper Paleolithic Site of Sabanikha-3

    Open AccessV M Kharevich, Aliona Kharevich et al.ARTICLEProblems of Archaeology…2025

    This article reports the results of field investigations at the Upper Paleolithic site of Sabanikha-3 (Middle Yenisei), carried out in 2025 as a continuation of earlier excavations. The principal objective was to examine an area endangered by shoreline erosion. Pit 4, measuring 4.5 sq. m, was opened 9 m east of a previously studied sector. A cultural layer 10 cm thick lied at a depth of 4.5 m below the present ground surface. The most significant…

  • Sidorikha Site on the Middle Yenisei

    Open AccessEkaterina Bocharova, P V Chistyakov et al.ARTICLEProblems of Archaeology…2025

    This paper presents the results of field and analytical studies at the Sidorikha site. This site is a single-layered terminal Upper Paleolithic site located on the right bank of the Sidorikha River, on the shore of the Krasnoyarsk Reservoir. Previous research showed that the cultural layer was accumulated during a short-term occupation episode by a small group around 14.6–14.2 ka cal BP. The limited excavation area and low artifact density did no…

  • Potential of Micro-Computed Tomography in Analyzing Insert Fixation in Composite Tools

    Open AccessEkaterina Bocharova, D V Kozhevnikova et al.ARTICLEProblems of Archaeology…2025

    This study presents the results of using micro-computed tomography (micro-CT) for non-destructive analysis of the internal structure of composite slotted tools. The research focused on technological features of the assembly and fixation of microblade inserts, distribution of adhesive material, the depth of insertion, and the orientation of individual elements. Four experimental samples were made of antler and bone; microblade inserts were fi xed …

  • Study of Upper Paleolithic Materials from Ushbulak in 2025

    Open AccessG D Pavlenok, G Pavlenok et al.ARTICLEProblems of Archaeology…2025

    During ongoing multidisciplinary study of various stages of the Stone Age at the multi-layered site of Ushbulak in the Shilikty valley (Republic of Kazakhstan) the fundamentally new data has been derived. One of the main objectives in 2025 was to generate a continuous stratigraphic column of the site. Since 2017, due to geomorphological setting, two tranches (excavation area 1 and 2) have been excavated simultaneously. These tranches are located …

  • Practical Application of Seriation for the Analysis of Archaeological Data

    K Kolobova, I E Tyugashev et al.ARTICLEStratum plus Archaeology and…2025

    The article describes the basic algorithms for the practical application of various seriation methods for the classification, correlation and systematisation of archaeological data. Designed for the relative dating of archaeological complexes, seriation has not lost its scientific relevance and is used in all areas of archaeology, even today, when absolute dating methods are available to researchers. The analysis of multilayered Paleolithic compl…

  • The Use of Microtomography for Studying Composite Slotted Tools

    Ekaterina Bocharova, Darya Kozhevnikova et al.ARTICLEStratum plus Archaeology and…2025Citada por: 1

    Recent advances in the use of computed microtomography (micro-CT) in archaeology have significantly improved the potential for the accurate non-destructive study of artifacts, making it possible to analyze their internal structure. The paper demonstrates the micro-CT method potential for the study of archaeological artifacts. Four composite slotted tools from the Kazachka site (Krasnoyarsk Krai), dated to between 11 and 8,5 ka BP, were selected t…

  • Carinated technology in the upper palaeolithic of west Central Asia

    Open AccessK Kolobova, K A Kolobova et al.ARTICLENations and religions of the…2024

    The article presents a study on the genesis of the Upper Paleolithic carinated technology in the Kulbulakian from western Central Asia. The initial manifestations of carinated technology in Central Asia are documented in the Middle Paleolithic Obirahmatian period. The formation of the Kulbulakian on the basis of the gradual development of Middle Paleolithic local complexes has previously been proposed (Kolobova et al., 2013). The studies conducte…

  • Spatial Analysis of the Early Upper Paleolithic Site Sabanikha-3 (Preliminary Results)

    Open AccessVladimir Kharevich, Aliona Kharevich et al.ARTICLEProblems of Archaeology…2024

    The article provides preliminary results of the spatial analysis of materials from the Early Upper Paleolithic site of Sabanikha-3. Currently, Sabanikha-3 is one of the few EUP sites in the Yenisei River basin with an undisturbed cultural layer. The site is located on the high bank of the Yenisei River (now the Krasnoyarsk Reservoir) and is associated with the top of a ravine that provided a convenient descent to the water and sources of raw mate…

  • Composite Slotted Tools from the Kazachka Site (Eastern Siberia)

    Open AccessEkaterina BocharovaARTICLEProblems of Archaeology…2024

    Composite slotted tools made of bone and antler are a common element in the material culture of the Early Holocene communities across Eurasia, including Eastern Siberia. These tools were used for various purposes in hunting and everyday life. This article presents 16 slotted tools from layers 19 and 14–11 of the Kazachka site (10,800–8300 BP), discovered in the excavations in 1970s–80s, which have not yet been fully published. The majority of the…

  • Technological Aspects of Manufacturing Composite Slotted Tools

    Open AccessEkaterina Bocharova, P V Chistyakov et al.ARTICLEProblems of Archaeology…2024

    This article discusses the technology of manufacturing composite slotted tools, specifically focusing on slot production. The research was aimed at identifying the factors which influenced the dependence between slot shape, tool type, and movement direction. Previously, small size of slots and inability to obtain cross-sections of intact tools complicated slot shape studies. Implementation of 3D scanning has made it possible to produce cross-sect…

  • Research of the Middle Paleolithic Complexes in the Chagyrskaya Cave in the Field Season of 2024

    Open AccessK Kolobova, N Berezina et al.ARTICLEProblems of Archaeology…2024

    This article presents the results of field studies in the Chagyrskaya cave – a key site of the Sibiryachikha phase of the Middle Paleolithic in the Altai – which were done in 2024. In that excavation season, the main focus of excavation works was on studying stratigraphy of the site, searching for anthropological remains, and obtaining a collection of lithic artifacts for technical and typological analysis. Two culture-bearing layers, 6a and 6c/1…

  • Upper Paleolithic Sidorikha Site on the Middle Yenisei

    Open AccessEkaterina Bocharova, Aliona Kharevich et al.ARTICLEProblems of Archaeology…2024

    This article presents the results of archaeological research at the Sidorikha site (Republic of Khakassia), which was done in 2024. The site is located on a high terrace of the Yenisei River on the left bank of the Krasnoyarsk Reservoir. It is a single-layer stratified archaeological complex dating to the Final Paleolithic. The main objectives of this year’s research were to continue studying the area around the hearth, which started in 2023, sea…

  • Study of the Upper Paleolithic Site Sabanikha-3

    Open AccessVladimir Kharevich, Aliona Kharevich et al.ARTICLEProblems of Archaeology…2024

    The article provides new materials from the Early Upper Paleolithic site Sabanikha-3 (Middle Yenisei), obtained during the 2024 fieldwork, which is intended to continue the site research begun in 2020, 2023–2023. The research is aimed to expand the evidence base for the Early Upper Paleolithic of the region. Main pit 3 (2024), covering an area of 9.5 sq. m, was connected to the southwestern walls of main pits 1 and 2. The main concentration of ar…

  • Early Palaeolithic Assemblage from the Diring-Yuryakh Site (Central Yakutia)

    Nikolay Kiryanov, A А Anoikin et al.ARTICLEStratum plus Archaeology and…2024Citada por: 1

    The article is devoted to the reassessment of the Diring-Yuryakh assemblage in Central Yakutia. It is argued that the assemblage has no analogues among the Middle and Upper Paleolithic of Northeast Asia. Archaeological materials from Diring-Yuryakh indicate the existence of an Early Paleolithic workshop with an original stone industry in the middle reaches of the Lena River, which in all likelihood should be dated to Marine-Isotope Stage 11 and i…

  • Upper Palaeolithic in Eastern Kazakhstan (Based on the Materials of the Ushbulak Site)

    G Pavlenok, Ekaterina Bocharova et al.ARTICLEStratum plus Archaeology and…2024

    This article focuses on the Upper Paleolithic lithic industries from layers 5.1-4 of the Ushbulak site in Eastern Kazakhstan. These assemblages, dated approximately to ~24-21 kyr BP, show the appearance of pressure flaking technique, being thus chronologically consistent with the earliest manifestations of this knapping technique known in South Korea and Northeast China. The primary reduction and toolset composition of the Late Upper Paleolithic …

  • Late Pleistocene Environments of East Kazakhstan (Based on Ushbulak Site Materials)

    A А Anoikin, G Pavlenok et al.ARTICLEArchaeology Ethnology and…2023

    В статье приводятся реконструкции природно-климатических обстановок на разных этапах позднего плейстоцена и в раннем голоцене для территории юга Восточного Казахстана. Основой для исследования послужили материалы многослойной верхнепалеолитической стоянки Ушбулак в Шиликтинской долине, на которой представлены археологические комплексы от ранних этапов верхнего палеолита до эпохи палеометалла. Изменения палеоклимата в районе стоянки выявлялись с и…

  • New data on Neanderthal behavior in the Altai region, Russia

    Open AccessK Kolobova, Aliona Kharevich et al.ARTICLEArchaeological Research in Asia2023Citada por: 1Referências: 7

  • Primary Knapping Methods in Upper Paleolithic Industries at the Ushbulak Site Based on the Results of Refitting (Layer 5.1)

    Open AccessG Pavlenok, Ekaterina Bocharova et al.ARTICLEVestnik NSU Series History and…2023Referências: 5

    Purpose. The aim of this study is detailed reconstruction of the reduction sequences of the layer 5.1 lithic industry. Results. Through a comprehensive analysis of the material complex from the layer 5.1 we reconstructed three knapping strategies characterizing the industry. The first strategy is based on the usage of the narrow core working surface to obtain blades and lamellar flakes. The second strategy is the alternating usage of the working …

  • Late Pleistocene Environments of East Kazakhstan (Based on Ushbulak Site Materials)

    Open AccessA А Anoikin, A A Anoikin et al.ARTICLEArchaeology Ethnology and…2023Referências: 11

    We reconstruct environmental conditions at various stages of the Late Pleistocene and Early Holocene of East Kazakhstan. The reconstructions are based on materials from the stratified Ushbulak site in the Shilikta Valley, spanning a period from the Early Upper Paleolithic to the Bronze Age. Climatic changes were evaluated using natural science methods-mineralogical, ZooArchaeology by Mass Spectrometry (ZooMS), OSL- and AMS-dating, etc. Sevaral st…

  • The east of the Neanderthal universe

    Open AccessK Kolobova, Aliona Kharevich et al.ARTICLECamera praehistorica2023

    Late European Neanderthals, associated with the Micoquian techno-complex, spread over vast area from Western Europe to the Altai. There were no sites found in the territories to the east of the Volga region. The key site of the Eastern Micoquian, Sukhaya Mechetka, which was discovered in 1951 in the Volgograd region, was for a long time the eastern outpost of Neanderthals in Eurasia. In the last five years, the results of paleogenetic analysis ha…

  • Aktas—an “Ephemeral” Upper Paleolithic Site in North Kazakhstan

    A А Anoikin, Alexey Klementiev et al.ARTICLEArchaeology Ethnology and…2022

    В статье представлены данные, полученные на новом этапе исследований верхнепалеолитической стоянки Актас, первые работы на которой были проведены в 1982-1983 гг. Памятник расположен в Северном Казахстане, где палеолитические объекты очень редки. В работе приводятся материалы по стратиграфии, палеонтологии, археологии и хронологии стоянки. На памятнике выделены шесть литологических слоев, два из которых (3 и 4) содержат многочисленные фаунистическ…

  • Three-dimensional Visualization in Archaeological Research

    Open AccessEkaterina Bocharova, Ekaterina N Bocharova et al.ARTICLESibirskie istoricheskie…2022