Études géoarchéologiques pluridisciplinaires des sites du Paléolithique moyen de la Plaine Russe

Otcherednoy, A.K.; Voskresenskaya, Ekaterina; Stepanova, Ksenia; Vishnyatsky, Leonid; Nehoroshev, Pavel; Kolesnik, Alexander V.; Zaretskaya, N. E.; Larionova, Alisa V.; Blochin, Jegor

doi:10.1016/j.anthro.2019.06.005

“…The discovery of human presence as early as 47 000 BP in Beganchik and their correlative layers at the Komintern appears as a rare occurrence, but it correlates with other fi nds in the broader realm of the Russian Plain (Vyshyatsky, Nehoroshev 2004; Otcherednoy et al, 2019). Evidence of human presence, deemed to be the transition from Middle to Early Upper Paleolithic, appears in other parts of the Russian Plain, though no higher than the latitude 52º N (Vishnyatsky, Nehoroshev 2004).…”

Section: Occupations In Early Mismentioning

confidence: 84%

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“…The discovery of human presence as early as 47 000 BP in Beganchik and their correlative layers at the Komintern appears as a rare occurrence, but it correlates with other fi nds in the broader realm of the Russian Plain (Vyshyatsky, Nehoroshev 2004; Otcherednoy et al, 2019). Evidence of human presence, deemed to be the transition from Middle to Early Upper Paleolithic, appears in other parts of the Russian Plain, though no higher than the latitude 52º N (Vishnyatsky, Nehoroshev 2004).…”

Section: Occupations In Early Mismentioning

confidence: 84%

Stratigraphy And Paleolithic Landscapes of the Beganchik Site at the Kama-Volga Confluence

Córdova¹,

Vyazov²,

Blinnikov³

et al. 2021

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The Beganchik locality is a stratigraphic sequence of loessic deposits, pedogenic horizons and Paleolithic occupations located at the Kama-Volga confluence. The sequence is exposed on a bluff formed on the west side of an erosional remnant between the Kuybyshev Reservoir and the former channel of the Aktay River. Although the site is known for its Terminal Paleolithic-Mesolithic occupations of the Pleistocene-Holocene transition, evidence of older occupations and remains of fauna has been identified. Our research team identified evidence of human presence associated with a pedogenic horizon of MIS 3 age. Two AMS radiocarbon ages from a hearth produced ages around 47 000 years BP. Pollen and phytoliths from two soils horizons, including the one associated with the hearths indicate a steppe environment coincident with the formation of correlative soils elsewhere in the Russian Plain.

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Middle Paleolithic Site Sukhaya Mechёtka: the Renewal of Complex Investigations

Otcherednoy

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Remizov²,

Stepanova

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The Sukhaya Mechёtka site, located on the northern outskirts of Volgograd, has attracted the attention of Paleolithic researchers since its discovery in 1951 by geologists A.I.Koptev and M.N. Grishchenko. The materials of the site - a collection of stone products currently kept at the MAE RAS, and chronostratigraphic information – can be considered as perfect by standards of open Paleolithic complexes. To a large extent, the site acquired such a significance due to the presence of the only one perfectly preserved cultural layer, which lies in clear stratigraphic conditions. Being densely overlapped with thick deposits, the site was preserved so well that it remained unaffected by the turbulent natural processes of the last glacial-interglacial macrocycle. Single-layer sites usually have a disadvantage comparing to multi-layer complexes in terms of the importance level of the tasks solved with their help. But the Sukhaya Mechёtka favorably differs from other sites by the measure of cultural layer being studied in the field and the potential for further studies. The stone assemblage and field documentation archives created by M.Z. Panichkina and S.N. Zamyatnin show a picture of the life of Middle Paleolithic hunters settlement taken at limited time interval. It is confirmed by preliminary results of planigraphic and technological analyzes performed with use of refitting. Sukhaya Mechёtka is a practically intact echo of an individual Neanderthal community’s life, as far as it’s possible for archaeological material of this age. However, the matter of the site’s chronology, and the time period of Sukhaya Mechёtka layer formation being determined in particular, are not completely resolved. The representations of the middle of the last century based on geological observations (Mikulino) need to be verified. The C14 dating method showed obviously an inadequately young age. OSL dating results are expected to be gained in the future.

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Études géoarchéologiques pluridisciplinaires des sites du Paléolithique moyen de la Plaine Russe

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Middle Paleolithic Site Sukhaya Mechёtka: the Renewal of Complex Investigations

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