Abstract

The multilayered site of Kharganyn Gol 5 was discovered in the valley of the Kharganyn Gol River in Northern Mongolia in 2012. This site is separated from the Tolbor archaeological area with numerous archaeological objects by a low ridge of Chagtagyn-Nuru which has a pass connecting the valleys of the I kh Tulberiyn Gol and Kharganyn Gol rivers. The site is located on a colluvial slope expanding from northwest to southeast at the height of 1000 m above the sea level. In 2017, samples for chemical and morphoscopic analyses, and micromorphology were taken, and the stratigraphic profile was studied for clarifying the borders of the layers and homogeneity of some of them. Preliminary data indicate that there are no contradictions between the chronostratigraphic sequence of the site and the Pleistocene climatic sequence of the region.

Keywords

Paleolithic, Mongolia, stratigraphy, archaeological horizon, radiocarbon dating

Khatsenovich A.M.

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8093-5716

Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography SB RAS
Altai State University

Volvakh A.O.

V.S. Sobolev Institute of Geology and Mineralogy SB RAS

Rybin E.P.

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7434-2757

Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography SB RAS
Altai State University

Gunchinsuren B.

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5052-5081

Institute of History and Archaeology MAS

Shelepaev R.A.

V.S. Sobolev Institute of Geology and Mineralogy SB RAS
Novosibirsk State University

Popov A.Yu.

Novosibirsk State University
A.A. Trofi muk Institute of Petroleum Geology and Geophysics SB RAS

Bolorbat Ts.

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0176-7644

Institute of History and Archaeology MAS

Odsuren D.

Institute of History and Archaeology MAS

Volvakh N.E.

V.S. Sobolev Institute of Geology and Mineralogy SB RAS

Marchenko D.V.

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3021-0749

Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography SB RAS
Novosibirsk State University