The Paleolithic of Siberia: New Discoveries and Interpretations
This major work, the result of collaboration among scholars who worked at dozens of sites from the Ural Mountains to the Pacific Ocean, is the first volume in English to summarize the massive quantity of archaeological data on the Paleolithic occupation of Siberia. Written by leading Russian experts and edited by scholars including the late Demitri Shimkin, the book presents the results of field studies conducted over some twenty-five years.\ It traces the routes of human migration throughout...
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This major work, the result of collaboration among scholars who worked at dozens of sites from the Ural Mountains to the Pacific Ocean, is the first volume in English to summarize the massive quantity of archaeological data on the Paleolithic occupation of Siberia. Written by leading Russian experts and edited by scholars including the late Demitri Shimkin, the book presents the results of field studies conducted over some twenty-five years.It traces the routes of human migration throughout Eurasia, shows Siberian lithic industries as they evolved from the Early through the Middle and Late Paleolithic, and correlates them with reports from Mongolia, China, Japan, and America.
Introduction1A Short History of Discoveries and the Development of Ideas in the Paleolithic of Siberia2The Quaternary Paleogeography of North Asia3The Lower Paleolithic in Siberia and the Russian Far East4The Middle and Upper Paleolithic of Western and Central Siberia5The Paleolithic of the Russian Far East6The Physical Specificities of Paleolithic Hominids in Siberia7Human Occupation of Nearby Regions and the Role of Population Movements in the Paleolithic of SiberiaReferencesNotes on ContributorsIndex
