Institute for the History of Material Culture RAS
Pervobytnaia arkheologiia. Zhurnal mezhdistsiplinarnykh issledovanii
Prehistoric Archaeology. Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies
Pervobytnaia arkheologiia. Zhurnal mezhdistsiplinarnykh issledovanii
Prehistoric Archaeology. Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies

Vikulova N. O. Middle Upper Paleolithic assemblages of the Chikoi river basin (Western Transbaikalia)

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Institute of Archaeology RAS, 19 Dm. Ulyanova St., Moscow, 117292, Russia [natasha_vikulona@mail.ru]

Abstract. The article provides an overview of the Middle Upper Paleolithic sites in the Chikoi river basin (Western Transbaikalia). The bulk of the materials comes from cultural layers of multilayered sites. The primary attention is paid to two reference sites: Ust-Menza 6 (Gruzdevaya) and Ust-Menza 15 (Kedrovaya). In addition, the author describes a group of sites that were only excavated in small areas, but can also be attributed to the Middle Upper Paleolithic. The Transbaikalian Middle Upper Paleolithic industries are considered in the context of coeval assemblages from adjacent regions.

Keywords: Western Transbaikalia, Chikoi river basin, Middle Upper Paleolithic, Ust-Menza 6, Ust-Menza 15, lithic industries.

Received 17.03.2023, accepted 16.05.2023

DOI: 10.31600/2658-3925-2023-1-68-84

For citation: Vikulova N. O. Middle Upper Paleolithic assemblages of the Chikoi river basin (Western Transbaikalia). Prehistoric Archaeology. Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies. 2023 (1), 68–84. (in Russ.). DOI: 10.31600/2658-3925-2023-1-68-84

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