according to the geographical and environmental situation, the kur river basin have been occupied from the middle paleolithic to the modern times. of the ancient cultures of the region, the 3rd millennium b.c cultures contemporary with proto-elemite and the elemite dynasties have less known. despite to the importance of this span of time, there is not clear understanding on the transition from ...

The article is an analytical review of a museum collection archaeological materials from the excavations Sungir site, which one most famous sites Upper Paleolithic. stored in State Vladimir and Suzdal Museum important parts funds. It’s distinguished by high degree study actively used main areas activity. history replenishment structure correspond to dynamics changes understanding site place Pal...

Caves with the Upper Paleolithic wall paintings are known in Southern Urals — Kapova (Shulgan-Tash) and Ignatievskaya (Yamazy-Tash). They represent largest karst cavities their areas lots of figurative non-figurative motifs. In many respects, Urals’ decorated caves similar to those Western Europe: terms structural organization space, pictorial assemblages context. The European often referred as...

The Magdalenian of southwestern France has long been renowned for the frequency with which associated faunal assemblages are dominated by reindeer (Rangifer tarandus). The site of Grotte XVI (Dordogne, southwestern France) is no exception: 94% of the Magdalenian ungulate assemblage at this site is provided by reindeer. However, this figure represents the endpoint in a steadily increasing progre...

Understanding the behavioral adaptations and subsistence strategies of Middle Paleolithic humans is critical in the debate over the evolution and manifestations of modern human behavior. The study of faunal remains plays a central role in this context. Until now, the majority of Levantine archaeofaunal evidence was derived from late Middle Paleolithic sites. The discovery of faunal remains from...