Abstract

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. During the field works, new stratigraphic and sedimentologic data from the lithological layers of Chagyrskaya cave have been obtained. Numerous bone tools, such as retouchers, intermediate tools, points with rounded tips and pressure tools are the unique findings for the regional Middle Paleolithic. The lithic assemblage contains a significant number of tools and is typical for the Middle Paleolithic Sibiryachikha assemblages in Gorny Altai.

Keywords

Paleolithic, Gorny Altai, Neanderthals, Sibiryachikha Facies, bone tools

Kolobova K.A.

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5757-3251

Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography SB RAS

Krajcarz M.Т.

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1240-0664

Institute of Geological Sciences, Research Centre, Poland

Baumann M.

University of Bordeaux, France

Kharevich (Shalagina) A.V.

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

Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography SB RAS

Shnaider S.V.

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2230-4286

Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography SB RAS
Novosibirsk State University

Krajcarz M.

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3720-5926

Institute of Archaeology, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Poland

Berezina N.Ya.

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

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

Alisher kyzy S.

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3138-0942

Novosibirsk State University

Kolyasnikova Anastasiya S.

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6356-3738

Novosibirsk State University

Seletskiy M.V.

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2581-8792

Novosibirsk State University

Markin S.V.

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4528-8613

Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography SB RAS

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