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5. Upper palaeolithic sites of Kamennobalkovskaya cultura – Investigations and perspectives

Upper palaeolithic sites of Kamennobalkovskaya cultura – Investigations and perspectives

Leonova N.B. (1), Vinogradova E.A. (1), Medvedev S.P. (2), Khaykunova N.A. (3)

1) Lomonosov Moscow State University, Historical Faculty, Department of archeology, Moscow; 2) Lomonosov Moscow State University, Anuchin Research Institute and Museum of Anthropology, Mokhovaya st., 11, Moscow, 125009, Russia; 3) The State Historical Mu-seum, Moscow

Leonova N.B., e-mail: nbleonova@gmail.com; Vinogradova E.A., e-mail: vinogradovaе@mail.ru; Medvedev Stanislav Pavlovich, e-mail: stas-roi@mail.ru; Khaykunova N.A., e-mail: ninonkh@gmail.com

Abstract

The complex of the Upper Paleolithic sites Kamennaya Balka is located on the high right bank of the river Don valley’s mouth and presents a typical example of open sites. This group of sites belonging to the same archaeo-logical culture, mentionned in specialized literature as Kamennobalkovskaya. In this short article the history of dis-covery of these sites, their main delineations and possibilities for researching of all material were described. Due to more than 50 years of detailed archeological research large areas of settlements were studied and vast archeological data were gathered, that allows to reconstruct various aspects of ancient population’s life. Owing to complex scientific research being constantly carried out on the sites the basis for different pa-leoecological reconstruction was formed. These sites reflect the transformation of the same cultural tradition during quite a lengthy period of time. That is very important to understand how the adaptation to constantly changing living conditions was formed and developed. So, Kamennobalkovskaya culture sites nevertheless provided completely unusually vast quantity of the various valuable data that allowed to realise an attempt to simulate the systems of subsistence practices in Upper Paleolithic on Northern coast of Azov Sea.

Keywords

Upper Paleolithic, Low Don-river, Kamennobalkovskaya culture, site, cultural adaptations, subsistence practices and living conditions

Цит.: Leonova N.B., Vinogradova E.A., Medvedev S.P., Khaykunova N.A. Upper palaeolithic sites of Kamennobalkovskaya cultura – Investigations and perspectives // Moscow University Anthropology Bulletin (Vestnik Moskovskogo Universiteta. Seria XXIII. Antropologia), 2013; 2/2013; с. 96-105