Aliona Kharevich
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 89062 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Aliona Kharevich |
| PRENOMES | Aliona |
| SOBRENOME | Kharevich |
| ASSINATURA | KHAREVICH A |
| AFILIAÇÕES | Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2267-2452 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 60 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 56 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 60 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2016 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 5 |
Paleolandscape environments of Discontinuity in Paleolithic Cultural Ranges
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 …
Biface Trimming Elements as Indicators of Tool Rejuvenation Intensity
Biface trimming elements represent an important diagnostic source of information for studying various stages of bifacial tool production. In Middle Paleolithic assemblages, they often constitute a significant portion of the sample, making them particularly useful for identifying specific technological operations such as primary reduction and shaping of bifacial preforms, edge formation and retouching, working edge rejuvenation, and modification o…
Late Palaeolithic site Sargov Ulus in Khakassia
The Late Palaeolithic site Sargov Ulus is part of the archaeological heritage complex of the Oglakhty mountain range located on the left bank of the Krasnoyarsk Reservoir (Republic of Khakassia). For the first time Palaeolithic lithic artifacts were collected by Z.A. Abramova in near the submerged village of Sargov previously known as a site containing Eneolithic, Iron Age, and Early Medieval burial mounds. This site was named "Soviet Khakassia".…
Biface Trimming Elements as Indicators of Tool Rejuvenation Intensity
Бифасиальные технические сколы, или сколы утончения бифасов (bifacial thinning flakes), представляют собой важный диагностический источник информации для изучения различных стадий бифасиального производства. В среднепалеолитических каменных коллекциях они нередко составляют значительную часть археологического материала, что позволяет использовать их для определения конкретных технологических операций, включая первичную обработку и фасоннаж бифаси…
Results of the 2025 Field Season at the Upper Paleolithic Site of Sabanikha-3
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…
Survey for New Stone Age Sites in Southern Uzbekistan in 2025
The article presents the results of archaeological survey work carried out in 2025 in southern Uzbekistan, in the Kashkadarya Region, near the city of Guzar. The research was conducted jointly by the National Center of Archaeology of Uzbekistan and the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography of SB RAS, continuing the survey initiated in 2023. Field investigations were conducted on the northwestern slopes of the southwestern spurs of the Gissar R…
Sidorikha Site on the Middle Yenisei
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…
Elongated Retouched Points from the Middle Paleolithic Complexes of Obi-Rakhmat Grotto
This article discusses the technological and morphological variability of stone points from the Obi-Rakhmat variant of the Middle Paleolithic in Central Asia. Special attention is given to the category of convergent tools, as sets of elongated retouched points often serve as markers in the context of Middle Paleolithic laminar industries, which are typically associated with early manifestations of anatomically modern humans. The study of their mo…
Blank Production in the Middle Paleolithic Industry of Obi-Rakhmat Rockshelter
The authors focus on the analysis of primary reduction strategy in the Middle Paleolithic industry of layers 20–21 at ObiRakhmat Rockshelter (Uzbekistan) and the comparative analysis of Obi-Rakhmat with the industries of the Early Middle Paleolithic of the Levant. The topic is currently popular due the growing interest in Central Asia as a key region for studying the dispersal of hominins and the spread of various cultural traditions. The researc…
Stone Pendants from the Early Upper Paleolithic Site of Sabanikha-3 (Materials from 2022–2025 Field Seasons)
This article provides an analysis of stone pendants from the Early Upper Paleolithic site Sabanikha-3 in Middle Yenisei. The site is particularly significant as its cultural layer is in situ, remaining intact and undisturbed—a rare occurrence for EUP in this region. Excavations in 2022–2025 yielded a collection including four items: three pendants and a disk fragment. Pendant No. 1 is a complete, sub-cylindrical piece with a defined “head” and a …
Functions of Obi-Rakhmat Pointed Tools
This article presents an experimental use-wear analysis of stone arrowheads, investigating the formation of projectile impact traces. The study focuses on points made from silicified limestone, the predominant raw material at Obi-Rakhmat Grotto (Uzbekistan) — a key Middle Paleolithic site in Central Asia. During modelling, imitation of real-life hunting with a bow was preferred over controlled experiment. In a pilot experimental series, 21 lithic…
Industry of Okladnikov Cave Layer 3 in the Context of the Sibiryachikha Complexes of the Altai Mountains
This paper presents the results of a comprehensive analysis of lithics from layer 3 of Okladnikov Cave and their relevance to the Sibiryachikha industries of the Altai Mountains. Attribute analysis has shown that the industry of layer 3 demonstrates technological and typological similarities with the Sibiryachikha industries. These include radial flaking with an offset technological axis, a predominance of convergent side-scrapers, and a series o…
A New Approach to the Study of Flaking Sequence Integrity Based on the Chagyrskaya Cave Assemblage, Northwestern Altai
This paper presents a new approach to assessing the integrity of flaking sequences at Paleolithic sites. It combines experimental modeling with subsequent attribute analysis of the archaeological collection. The method is based on changes in the proportion of various technical spalls at different stages of core and bifacial reduction, as well as changes in the sizes of cortical flakes. This methodology was applied to reconstruct the strategy of t…
Practical Application of Seriation for the Analysis of Archaeological Data
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…
A New Approach to the Study of Flaking Sequence Integrity Based on the Chagyrskaya Cave Assemblage, Northwestern Altai
В статье приводятся результаты применения нового методического подхода к определению целостности цикла расщепления на стоянке. В его основе лежит экспериментальное моделирование с последующим атрибутивным анализом полученной археологической коллекции. Подход базируется на динамике изменения доли отдельных типов технических снятий на разных стадиях нуклеусного и бифасиального расщепления, а также размеров сколов с кортикальной поверхностью. Разраб…
Industry of Okladnikov Cave Layer 3 in the Context of the Sibiryachikha Complexes of the Altai Mountains
В статье представлены результаты комплексного анализа археологической коллекции слоя 3 пещеры Окладникова и ее интерпретация в контексте сибирячихинских индустрий Горного Алтая. Исследование с использованием атрибутивного подхода выявило в каменной индустрии слоя 3 технико-типологические черты, характерные для сибирячихинских комплексов: ориентация первичного расщепления на изготовление отщепов со смещенной осью скалывания в рамках радиального ме…
Carinated technology in the upper palaeolithic of west Central Asia
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)
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…
Faunal Remains from the Pleistocene Deposits in the Chagyrskaya Cave (Evidence of 2024)
The Chagyrskaya cave is located in the Northwestern Altai on the Charysh River. It is a key site of the Sibiryachikha phase of the Middle Paleolithic in the Altai. This article presents new faunal evidence from the site. In the field season of 2024, over 13,700 animal remains were extracted from Pleistocene layers 6a and 6c/1. Compared to layer 6a, layer 6c/1 contained a higher share of bone remains with anthropogenic modifications, mostly observ…
Research of the Middle Paleolithic Complexes in the Chagyrskaya Cave in the Field Season of 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
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
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…
Attribution and variability of multilayered Paleolithic complexes
The tool collections found in multi-layered Paleolithic sites are not only a result of various life activities that occurred at these sites, but they also correspond to the cultural or industrial variants in the contexts in which they were produced. The composition of the tool collections is contingent upon the extent of the excavated area of the site. The functionality of the tool sets may change over time in response to fluctuations in palaeoen…
Variability in the Sibiryachikha Assemblages of the Altai Mountains (Based on Materials from Okladnikov Cave Layer 2)
В статье на основе новых данных, полученных в результате комплексного изучения материалов из слоя 2 пещеры Окладникова, рассматривается вариабельность среднепалеолитических сибирячихинских комплексов Горного Алтая. С привлечением новых методов исследования (анализ последовательности сколов, экспериментально-трасологический, атрибутивный анализы и др.) уточнены характеристики комплекса: расширена номенклатура технических сколов, связанных с радиал…
Truncated-Faceted Pieces in the Paleolithic of Northern Asia☆
Truncated-faceted pieces have been reported from many Paleolithic industries of Eurasia and Africa. In the latest decade, this category of artifacts has also been identified as belonging to the Middle to Upper Paleolithic transitional and Early Upper Paleolithic industries of Northern Asia. The largest collection of such pieces in this region is associated with the Obi-Rakhmatian, primarily of the Paleolithic industry of the Obi-Rakhmat Grotto, U…
Ushbulak—A New Stratified Upper Paleolithic Site in Northeastern Kazakhstan
We present the findings of excavations at the stratified site of Ushbulak, discovered during a joint Russian-Kazakhstan research project in 20I6. The site is located in the Shilikty Valley, northeastern Kazakhstan, at the junction of routes connecting southwestern Central Asia, southern Siberia, and northern China. On the basis of stratigraphy, chronology, and technological evidence, we identify three technological complexes, relating to the Meta…
Truncated-Faceted Pieces in the Paleolithic of Northern Asia☆
Truncated-faceted pieces have been reported from many Paleolithic industries of Eurasia and Africa. In the latest decade, this category of artifacts has also been identified as belonging to the Middle to Upper Paleolithic transitional and Early Upper Paleolithic industries of Northern Asia. The largest collection of such pieces in this region is associated with the Obi-Rakhmatian, primarily of the Paleolithic industry of the Obi-Rakhmat Grotto, U…
Ten millennia without the Levallois technique
Ushbulak — A New Stratified Upper Paleolithic Site in Northeastern Kazakhstan
Ушбулак — новая многослойная стоянка верхнего палеолита на северо-востоке Казахстана DOI: 10.17746/1563-0102.2019.47.4.016-029 А.А. Анойкин1, Г.Д. Павленок1, В.М. Харевич1, Ж.К. Таймагамбетов2, А.В. Шалагина1, С.А. Гладышев1, В.А. Ульянов1, 3, Р.С. Дуванбеков2, М.В. Шуньков1 1Институт археологии и этнографии СО РАН пр. Академика Лаврентьева, 17, Новосибирск, 630090, Россия 2Национальный музей Республики Казахстан Казахстан Республикасы Yлтты музе…
How Neanderthals gripped retouchers
Variability in the Sibiryachikha Assemblages of the Altai Mountains (Based on Materials from Okladnikov Cave Layer 2)
This article, based on new data from comprehensive studies of assemblage from Okladnikov Cave layer 2, explores the variability of Middle Paleolithic Sibiryachikha variant of the Altai Mountains. Using methods such as scar pattern analysis, experimental use-wear analysis, attributive analysis, etc., we specify the characteristics of the assemblage by extending the nomenclature of technical fl akes relating to radial fl aking, evaluating the share…
Human Teeth from Strashnaya Cave, the Altai Mountains, with Reference to the Dental Variation in Stone Age Siberia
Human teeth found in layer 31a of Strashnaya Cave, northwestern Altai Mountains, in 1989, are described. The layer relates to the Upper Paleolithic and has been dated to 19,150 ± 80 BP. However, owing to the nature of sedimentation in the areas adjacent to the cave walls, where the teeth were found, these may be either earlier or later. The objective of this study is to examine the possible dental continuity between Upper Paleolithic and Neolithi…
Archaeological and experimental studies of splintered pieces in the Central Asian Upper Paleolithic
Complex Study of a Personal Ornament Made on a Marmot Incisor from the Early Holocene Complex of Kaminnaya Cave (Russian Altai)
The article presents the oldest evidence of non- utilitarian use of marmot incisors in North Asia. The ornamented marmot incisor comes from the Early Holocene layer of the Kaminnaya Cave. The artifact was studied by methods of high precision three-dimensional modeling, experiment and traceological analysis. In order to obtain detailed information on the morphological characteristics of the artificial relief, a high-precision three-dimensional sca…
A New Approach to the Study of Flaking Sequence Integrity Based on the Chagyrskaya Cave Assemblage, Northwestern Altai
This paper presents a new approach to assessing the integrity of flaking sequences at Paleolithic sites. It combines experimental modeling with subsequent attribute analysis of the archaeological collection. The method is based on changes in the proportion of various technical spalls at different stages of core and bifacial reduction, as well as changes in the sizes of cortical flakes. This methodology was applied to reconstruct the strategy of t…
New data on Neanderthal behavior in the Altai region, Russia
Late Acheulean Handaxes from Northeastern Caucasus
We describe the variability of morphological and technological features of handaxes from two culturally and chronologically consecutive Acheulean assemblages of Dagestan, Northeastern Caucasus. The early one, dating to MIS 11–10, is represented by three sites: Darvagchay-Zaliv-1 (complex IV, layer 3), Darvagchay-Zaliv-4 (layer 5), and Darvagchay-Zaliv-2. The late complex, dating to MIS 7, includes the sites of Darvagchay-Zaliv-1 (complex IV, laye…
Advantages of Scar-Pattern Analysis in the Study of Paleolithic Сores
Scar-pattern or working step analysis is one of the main components of technological analysis. This analysis is usually applied to reconstruct the technological sequence of Middle and Upper Palaeolithic bifacial tools. In addition to bifacial implements, the scar-pattern analysis is applied to geometric microliths and to macro-implements made on large flakes, such as Quina scrapers. However, the potential of this analysis is much wider. Here we p…
Leaf-Shaped Bifaces in the Initial Upper Paleolithic of Southern Siberia and Central Asia
An important component of the study of the complexes of the initial Upper Paleolithic (IUP) is the selection of marker tools – products with certain morphological properties and a specific chronological and territorial binding. One of the markers for the industries of the military-industrial conflict of Southern Siberia and the north of Central Asia are leaf-shaped and oval bifaces. These tools are flattened, have either a biconvex or a convex cr…
New Stage of Strashnaya Cave’s Investigation (Northwestern Altai)
Strashnaya Cave has been studied in different periods by several research groups, since 1969. A new stage of the site’s investigation was renewed in 2013. The cave is known as multi-layer stratified site that contains cultural layers dated back from the Middle Paleolithic to the Middle Ages. 13 lithological units have been allocated in the section. Layers 1-2 relate to the Holocene, the rest - to the Pleistocene; 11-13 - archaeologically sterile …
Human Teeth from Strashnaya Cave, the Altai Mountains, with Reference to the Dental Variation in Stone Age Siberia
Human teeth found in layer 31a of Strashnaya Cave, northwestern Altai Mountains, in 1989, are described. The layer relates to the Upper Paleolithic and has been dated to 19,150 ± 80 BP. However, owing to the nature of sedimentation in the areas adjacent to the cave walls, where the teeth were found, these may be either earlier or later. The objective of this study is to examine the possible dental continuity between Upper Paleolithic and Neolithi…
Archaeological Field Work in the Dordogne Province (south-western France)
В апреле 2018 года группа аспирантов и студентов-археологов из Новосибирского государственного университета и Института археологии и этнографии СО РАН, приняла участие в археологических раскопках верхнепалеолитического памятника урно-дю-Дьябль, на юго-западе Франции. Стоянка солютрейского времени Фурно-дю-Дьябль находится на берегу р. Дрон в департаменте Дордонь. Раскопки на памятнике были организованы сотрудниками лаборатории ARTEMIR и лаборатор…
The Justifications for the Early Geometric Microlyts Age in Western Central Asia
На современном этапе развития археологической науки геометрические микролиты рассматриваются как важные хозяйственные, культурные и хронологические маркеры, появление которых в археологических коллекциях свидетельствует об использовании композитных орудий, о повышении степени мобильности древних человеческих коллективов, миграциях и об обмене технологическими навыками. Предлагаемая работа посвящена обоснованию раннего возраста появления геометрич…
Studies of the Terminal Pleistocene Materials from the Ushbulak Site in 2018
Results of Field Works on Middle Paleolithic Complexes of Strashnaya Сave in 2018
The 2018 Archaeological Studies of Paleolithic Sites in Shilikty Basin
The Middle Paleolithic Complexes of the Chagyrskaya Cave
Chagyrskaya cave is a key-site of the Middle Paleolithic Sibiryachikha Facies in Gorny Altai. During the field season of 2018, field work was focused upon the central chamber; the total excavation square was two square meters. The cultural layers of Chagyrskaya cave have yielded new numerous assemblages of stone artefacts, paleontological and paleoanthropological materials. The study area is characterized by a high degree of carnivore activity. D…
Studies of the Initial Upper Paleolithic Industry at the Ushbulak Site (Eastern Kazakhstan) in 2018
Bone Needles from Upper Paleolithic Сomplexes of the Strashnaya Cave (North-Western Altai)
Палеолитические памятники Горного Алтая стали широко известны не только благодаря уникальному палеоантропологическому материалу, но также из-за обнаружения самых ранних свидетельств неутилитарной деятельности древнего человека. В комплексах раннего верхнего палеолита Денисовой пещеры была обнаружена многочисленная коллекция неутилитарных изделий и орудий из кости и рога. До последнего этапа исследований находки костяных инструментов были уникальн…
Experimental Modelling of Bifacial Clipping in the Siberiachikha Variant of the Middle Paleolithic in Altai
Статья посвящена изучению продуктов расщепления, получаемых в процессе оформления среднепалеолитических плоско-выпуклых бифасов, на примере анализа дебитажа производства экспериментальных бифасиальных орудий сибирячихинского варианта среднего палеолита Алтая. В результате технологического анализа коллекции бифасов и экспериментального моделирования в изготовлении плоско-выпуклых бифасов сибирячихинского варианта выявляется следующая технологическ…
D Modeling of Archaeological Artifacts by Structured Light Scanner
Currently, 3D modeling of archaeological artifacts is the most actively developing science area in archaeology. It serves both for visualization of objects of the archaeological heritage, and for verifiable scientific research at a previously inaccessible level of detail. The proposed article provides a universal method for scanning archaeological artifacts using a structured light scanner. As a result of scan applying, you can get a scaled model…
Investigation of the Middle Paleolithic Complexes in Chagyrskaya Cave in the Field Season of 2019
Field Research in Strashnaya Cave (Northwestern Altai) in 2019
Signification des technologies bifaciales au Paléolithique moyen des montagnes de l’Altaï
Nouveau site Paléolithique supérieur ancien au nord de l’Asie Centrale
Basic Principles of Selecting Stone Raw Materials in Tool Production in the Industry of Chagyrskaya Peshchera
This article is devoted to Neanderthal adaptation strategies, whose study is becoming more and more relevant in recent years as a result of new discoveries demonstrating Neanderthal cognitive capabilities. Our perception of this subspecies of ancient hominins and of their work skills is changing in view of these discoveries. In this connection, investigation of easternmost Eurasian Neanderthals’ tool manufacturing processes, who produced stone to…
Identification of Bifacial Components in Middle Paleolithic Techno-Complexes (Based on the Chagyrskaya Cave Assemblages)
Previously, occasional bifacial tools found in different industrial variants of the Altai Middle Paleolithic were not considered as cultural markers that could be used to differentiate the technological/cultural variants. They rather were a bright but situational manifestation of the typological variability, especially in the case of the Sibiryachikha assemblages. Purpose. The article discusses various research approaches used to determine and ev…
Leaf-Shaped Bifaces in the Initial Upper Paleolithic of Southern Siberia and Central Asia
An important component of the study of the complexes of the initial Upper Paleolithic (IUP) is the selection of marker tools – products with certain morphological properties and a specific chronological and territorial binding. One of the markers for the industries of the military-industrial conflict of Southern Siberia and the north of Central Asia are leaf-shaped and oval bifaces. These tools are flattened, have either a biconvex or a convex cr…
Ushbulak — A New Stratified Upper Paleolithic Site in Northeastern Kazakhstan
Ушбулак — новая многослойная стоянка верхнего палеолита на северо-востоке Казахстана DOI: 10.17746/1563-0102.2019.47.4.016-029 А.А. Анойкин1, Г.Д. Павленок1, В.М. Харевич1, Ж.К. Таймагамбетов2, А.В. Шалагина1, С.А. Гладышев1, В.А. Ульянов1, 3, Р.С. Дуванбеков2, М.В. Шуньков1 1Институт археологии и этнографии СО РАН пр. Академика Лаврентьева, 17, Новосибирск, 630090, Россия 2Национальный музей Республики Казахстан Казахстан Республикасы Yлтты музе…
Three-dimensional modelling application for studying Stone Age assemblages
Ushbulak—A New Stratified Upper Paleolithic Site in Northeastern Kazakhstan
We present the findings of excavations at the stratified site of Ushbulak, discovered during a joint Russian-Kazakhstan research project in 20I6. The site is located in the Shilikty Valley, northeastern Kazakhstan, at the junction of routes connecting southwestern Central Asia, southern Siberia, and northern China. On the basis of stratigraphy, chronology, and technological evidence, we identify three technological complexes, relating to the Meta…
Studies of the Kozya New Altai Middle Palaeolithic Cave Site in Field Season 2021
Studies of a new Middle Paleolithic site in Altai, the Kozya Cave, had been conducted by the team of researchers from IAET SB RAS in 2021. The site was discovered in the course of archaeological survey in 2020. The cave is located in the northwestern Altai, in the Charyshski District of Altai Region. The excavation trench of 3 m2 revealed four stratigraphic units, three of which were attributed to the Pleistocene. Archaeological material was foun…
Studies of Verkhnyaya Sibiryachikha Cave in the 2021 Field Season
The Verkhnyaya Sibiryachikha Cave was discovered in the vicinity of the Okladnikov Cave in the course of the IAET SB RAS survey excavation in 2020; the cave studies were continued in 2021. The karst cavity was documented as a paleontological site, Sibiryachikha-6, by the famous paleontologist N.V Ovodov in the late 20th century. In 2021, the existing test-pit was enlarged by 2 sq. m. Five stratigraphic units were established, four of which contai…
Chagyrskaya Cave Middle Paleolithic Complexes Studies in the 2021 Field Season
The article presents the results of field studies of the Chagyrskaya Cave, a key site of the Sibiryachikha facies of the Altai Middle Paleolithic in 2021. In the 2021 field season, the main objectives of the work were to study the site stratigraphy, determine the contribution of predators and humans to the taphocenoses of osteological remains, and techno-typological analysis of archaeological materials from the Middle Paleolithic complexes of the…
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