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...

BACKGROUND Heart failure (HF) is a complex syndrome and is recognized as the ultimate pathway of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Studies using nutritional strategies based on dietary patterns have proved to be effective for the prevention and treatment of CVD. Although there are studies that support the protective effect of these diets, their effects on the prevention of HF are not clear yet. M...

The beginning of agriculture is one of the most important developments in human history, with enormous consequences that paved the way for settled life and complex society. Much of the research on the origins of agriculture over the last 40 years has been guided by Flannery's [Flannery, K. V. (1969) in The Domestication and Exploitation of Plants and Animals, eds. Ucko, P. J. & Dimbleby, G. W. ...

The mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) of 98 Mansi, an ancient group (formerly known as "Vogul") of Uralic-speaking fishers and hunters on the eastern slope of the northern Ural Mountains, were analyzed for sequence variants by restriction fragment--length polymorphism analysis, control-region sequencing, and sequencing of additional informative sites in the coding region. Although 63.3% of the mtDNA de...

As in Australia, Pleistocene rock art is relatively abundant in Europe, but it has so far received much more attention than the combined Ice Age paleoart of the rest of the world. Since archaeology initially rejected its authenticity for several decades, the cave art of France and Spain and the portable paleoart from various regions of Europe have been the subjects of thousands of studies. It i...

BackgroundPaleolithic Diet Fraction (PDF), calculated as the fraction of intake from Paleolithic food groups divided by all groups, was developed a measure compliance hitherto lacking in interventional studies on diet. Mean PDFs our previously published study comparing diet with Mediterranean-like were around 80% and 40% for two diets, respectively, higher PDF associated healthier levels severa...