Central Asia is positioned at a crossroads linking several zones important to hominin
dispersal during the Middle Pleistocene. However, the scarcity of stratified and dated …

One of the fundamental lines of rock art research is chronological attribution of images. State-
of-the-art methodology includes a set of direct and indirect approaches aimed at correlation …

Abstract In the Fergana Valley and the surrounding territories, the number of archaeological
sites increased during the Early Holocene. The coincidence of this cultural event …

This paper presents the results of the study of raw material procurement on two late Middle
Paleolithic sites, Katta Sai 1 and Katta Sai 2, located in the western Tian Shan piedmont …

Сурунгур-новый памятник раннего голоцена в Ферганской долине Введение
Ферганская долина представляет собой межгорную котловину, практически полностью …

Abstract Teshik-Tash Cave, excavated in 1938 and 1939, is a key archaeological site for our
understanding of the Middle Paleolithic population dynamics of Central Asia. Its privileged …

This paper aims to reconstruct the general knapping scheme in the Katta Sai 1 assemblage
dated to around 40 kya. The site was excavated within a large-scale fieldwork project of …

Central Asia is a region that, owing to its geographical position, has always been at the
intersection of cultures. In the Fergana Valley, located in the very heart of Central Asia, the …

Abstract Central Asian caves with Palaeolithic deposits are few, but they provide a rich
record of human fossils and cultural assemblages that has been used to model Late …

We describe finds from layer 24 of Kulbulak, Western Tien Shan, excavated in 2018–2019.
On the basis of the age of layer 16 (MIS 5e) and the geological context of the deposits, the …