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ARCHAEOLOGY ETHNOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOGY OF EURASIA
Volume 41, Issue 1, Pages 89-103Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.aeae.2013.07.008
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Chagyrskaya Cave; Okladnikov Cave; Altai; Middle Paleolithic; site structure; technocomplexes; primary reduction; secondary treatment; artifact typology
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The Middle Paleolithic industry of the Sibiryachikha facies is described on the basis of two strati fied sites in the Altai - Okladnikov Cave (formerly Sibiryachikha) and Chagyrskaya Cave. Stratigrtraphic, environmental, and chronological aspects are discussed. The structure of two cave sites is analyzed. Petrographic properties of raw material are described and the typology and technology of the lithic industry are compared with those of other local Middle Paleolithic traditions. The Sibiryachikha facies of the Altai Middle Paleolithic represented by two sites was clearly associated with a small group of Neanderthals who migrated from western Central Asia. Eventually the Middle Paleolithic industry evolved into a local variant of the Upper Paleolithic.
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