Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences: On the Question of Planigraphy of Cultural Complexes of the Early Upper Paleolithic Titovskaya Sopka Workshop (Eastern Transbaikalia)

Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences / On the Question of Planigraphy of Cultural Complexes of the Early Upper Paleolithic Titovskaya Sopka Workshop (Eastern Transbaikalia)

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Issue: Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences. 2024 17 (9)
Authors: Filatov, Egor A.; Trukhina, Yulia A.; Vlasenko, Dmitriy E.
Contact information: Filatov, Egor A.: V.S. Sobolev Institute of Geology and Mineralogy SB RAS Novosibirsk, Russian Federation; ; Trukhina, Yulia A.: Trans-Baikal State University Chita, Russian Federation; ; Vlasenko, Dmitriy E.: Trans-Baikal State University Chita, Russian Federation;
Keywords: Eastern Transbaikalia; Titovskaya Sopka workshop; Early Upper Paleolithic; planigraphic analysis; stone raw materials; fireplace; stone raw materials storages
Abstract: The Titovskaya Sopka workshop was opened in 1950 by A. P. Okladnikov, in 1950–1970 it was studied by the discoverer, as well as by S. N. Astakhov, V. E. Larichev and I. I. Kirilov. During a new stage of research, which began in 2020, on bone material from c.l. 4, AMS 14C determinations were obtained dating the designated layer in the region of ~ 28,000–27,000 cal.l.b.c., which allows us to attribute the archaeological material of the layer to the final stages of the Early Upper Paleolithic of Transbaikalia. Field studies conducted in 2022 made it possible to clarify the location of the c.l. 3,4 in excavations of different years and conduct a planigraphic analysis, indicating local redeposition of archaeological material from the roof of the lithological layer 4 in the sole lithological layer 3 (c.l. 3,4 respectively). Thus, c.l. 3,4 are actually one cultural layer, technically divided into two. Also, during the analysis of the field reporting documentation for excavation 2 (the work of V. E. Larichev), it is suggested that the structures identified in the previous years of work (1959 and 1961) are more likely to be “storages” of stone raw materials, rather than fireplace, like their interpreted previously
Pages: 1628–1637
EDN: DRPDFO
Paper at repository of SibFU: https://elib.sfu-kras.ru/handle/2311/153754

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