Abstract
In 2018, archaeological studies in the Southern Gallery of Denisova Cave have been continued. It involved a study of the upper portion of the Pleistocene strata in the middle part of the chamber, including lithological layers 9, 11 and 12. Layer 12 deposited during MIS 4 has yielded a Middle Palaeolithic stone tool industry that shows evidence for employing Levallois and radial flaking techniques and a diverse variety of side-scrapers in the tool assemblage. The early Upper Palaeolithic assemblage recovered from layer 11 can be characterized by parallel flaking and a combination of the Middle and Upper Palaeolithic components in the tool kit. Archaeological materials from layer 9 indicate the further development of blade technology and the emergence of micro-tools in the middle Upper Palaeolithic.
Keywords
Altai Mountains, Denisova Cave, Pleistocene, Middle Palaeolithic, Upper Palaeolithic, stone tool industry
Derevianko A.P.
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1156-8331
Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography SB RAS
Shunkov M.V.
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1388-2308
Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography SB RAS
Kozlikin M.B.
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5082-3345
Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography SB RAS
Fedorchenko A.Yu.
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7812-8037
Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography SB RAS
Chekha A.M.
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2427-7480
Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography SB RAS
Mikhienko V.A.
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7861-5983
Novosibirsk State University
References
Derevianko A.P., Shunkov M.V., Kozlikin M.B., Fedorchenko A.Yu., Chekha A.M., Shalagina A.V. New Research Findings of the Upper Paleolithic Assemblage from the South Chamber of Denisova Cave. In Problems of Archaeology, Ethnography, Anthropology of Siberia and Neighboring Territories. Novosibirsk: IAET SB RAS Publ., 2017, vol. XXIII, pp. 103-107 (in Russ.).
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