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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