Abstract

In 2018, comprehensive studies of Pleistocene layers, containing earliest archaeological horizons, were continued in Strashnaya cave. Sedimentation specificity in the excavated area, in addition to the usual cave factors, was determined by introduction of diapiric type intrusion (deformation of layer 11) to the overlying layers. Developing during the postsedimentation period, this process has had a significant influence on the other deposits in the central part of the cave. The archaeological collection from layers 6-9 comprises 110 artifacts. Primary reduction was based on radial flaking. The toolkit includes side-scrapers, spur-like tools and retouched flakes. Techno-typological characteristics and stratigraphic context attest to the Middle Paleolithic attribution of this archaeological complex. One of the most significant finds of the excavations in 2018 was a human deciduous tooth (Homo sp.) found in the course of cleaning of layer 5. According to preliminary data, the age of the individual was 9-11 years.

Keywords

Northwest Altai, Middle Paleolithic, Strashnaya cave, field research, tool assemblage, Homo sp

Anoykin А.А.

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2383-2259

Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography SB RAS
Novosibirsk State University

Kharevich (Shalagina) A.V.

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2267-2452

Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography SB RAS

Belousova N.E.

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7054-3738

Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography SB RAS

Markovsky G.I.

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2698-707X

Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography SB RAS

Serdyuk N.V.

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8206-9030

A.A. Borissiak Paleontological Institute RAS

Vasiliev S.K.

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6863-7900

Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography SB RAS

Berezina N.Ya.

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5704-9153

Anuchin Research Institute and Museum of Anthropology, Lomonosov Moscow State University

Krivoshapkin A.I.

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5327-3438

Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography SB RAS
Novosibirsk State University

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