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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