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Humans and the environment in northern Baikal Siberia during the late Pleistocene / by E.M. Ineshin and A.V. Tetenkin ; translated by P.N. Hommel and N. Reynolds.

Penn Museum Library GN772.22.R9 I6413 2017
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Author/Creator:
Ineshin, E. M. (Evgeniĭ Matveevich), author.
Tetenʹkin, A. V. (Alekseĭ Vladimirovich), author.
ИĐ1/2еÑˆĐ ̧Đ1/2, Е. М. (Đ•Đ²Đ³ĐµĐ1/2Đ ̧Đ¹ МаÑ‚Đ²ĐµĐµĐ²Đ ̧ч), author.
Contributor:
George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.
Hommel, P.N., translator.
Reynolds, Natasha, 1985- translator.
Đ¢ĐµÑ‚еĐ1/2ÑŒĐºĐ ̧Đ1/2, А. В. (ĐĐ»ĐµĐºÑĐµĐ¹ ВлаР́Đ ̧Đ1/4Đ ̧Ñ€Đ3/4Đ²Đ ̧ч), author.
Standardized Title:
Chelovek i prirodnai͡a sreda severa Baĭkalʹskoĭ Sibiri v pozdnem pleistot͡sene. English
ЧелĐ3/4Đ²ĐµĐº Đ ̧ Đ¿Ñ€Đ ̧Ñ€Đ3/4Đ ́Đ1/2ая ÑÑ€ĐµĐ ́а ÑĐµĐ²ĐµÑ€Đ° Đ‘Đ°Đ¹ĐºĐ°Đ»ÑŒÑĐºĐ3/4Đ¹ Đ¡Đ ̧бР̧Ñ€Đ ̧ Đ² Đ¿Đ3/4Đ·Đ ́Đ1/2еĐ1/4 Đ¿Đ»ĐµĐ ̧стĐ3/4Ñ†ĐµĐ1/2е. English
Language:
English
Russian
Subjects (All):
Paleolithic period.
Paleoanthropology.
Russia (Federation)--Siberia.
Russia (Federation)--Eastern Siberia.
Prehistoric peoples--Russia (Federation)--Siberia, Eastern.
Prehistoric peoples.
Excavations (Archaeology)--Russia (Federation)--Siberia, Eastern.
Excavations (Archaeology).
Paleoecology--Russia (Federation)--Siberia, Eastern--Pleistocene.
Paleoecology.
Paleoanthropology--Russia (Federation)--Siberia.
Paleolithic period--Russia (Federation)--Siberia.
Paleoclimatology--Russia (Federation)--Siberia, Eastern--Pleistocene.
Paleoclimatology.
Pleistocene Geologic Epoch.
Physical Description:
xix, 338 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cm
Place of Publication:
Newcastle upon Tyne, UK : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2017.
Contents:
Chapter 1 The History of Archaeological Research in & around the Vitim Basin, the Baikal-Patom Highlands, and Bol'shoy Yakor' I 1
The Early Phases of Archaeological Research 1
The Prilensk Archaeological Expedition and the Further Exploration of the Vitim 3
Archaeologists from Irkutsk on the Vitim 5
A Brief History of Research at Bol'shoy Yakor' I 14
Chapter 2 Theoretical Frameworks and Approaches to the study of Bol'shoy Yakor' I 17
Scale and Tune 18
Pieces of Prehistory: The Construction of Knowledge 20
Approaches to the Description of Archaeological Material 25
Understanding Activity 29
Understanding the Structure of Site Space 37
Archaeological Material Analysis and Activity Situation Modelling 40
Chapter 3 Geomorphology of the Mamakan Geoarchaeological Microregion 51
General Palaeogeographic and Tectonic Characteristics of the Research Area 51
The State of Research and Methods of Exploration 53
A Model of the Mamakan Geoarchaeological Microregion 58
Conclusions 73
Chapter 4 The Stratigraphy and Taphonomy of Bol'shoy Yakor' I and Field Research Methods 76
Geomorphology and Stratigraphy of Bol'shoy Yakor' I 76
The Taphonomy of Bol'shoy Yakor' I and Taphonomic Research Methods 93
Integrated Field Research Methodology 97
Chapter 5 Landscape and Climate around the Pleistocene-Holocene Transition 100
Faunal Assemblages 100
Seasonality 103
Ecological Characteristics 105
Chapter 6 Pleistocene Complexes 115
Cultural Horizons 10-12 115
Cultural Horizon 9 115
Cultural Horizon 8 120
Cultural Horizon 7 127
Cultural Horizon 6 149
Cultural Horizon 5A 179
Cultural Horizon 5 179
Cultural Horizon 4V 195
Cultural Horizon 4B 200
Cultural Horizon 4A 211
Cultural Horizon 4 214
Cultural Horizon 3V 220
Cultural Horizon 3B 228
Cultural Horizon 3A 229
Chapter 7 Holocene Complexes 233
Cultural Horizon 233
Cultural Horizon 2A 235
Cultural Horizon 2 235
Cultural Horizon 1 235
The Holocene Layers at Bol'shoy Yakor' in Wider Research Context 236
Discussion 237
Chapter 8 Lithic Technologies as an Element of Economic Activity Cultural Attributions 239
Raw Materials 243
Biface-microblade Knapping Strategy 250
Burins 253
Unifacial Knapping Strategies 253
Knapping Methods and Handedness 258
Bone/Antler Artefacts 263
Items of Graphitite 264
Conclusion 265
Chapter 9 Understanding the Context of Activity in Cultural Horizons 3A-9 at Bol'shoy Yakor I 266
Cultural Horizons 3A, 3B, 4, 4A and 4V 266
Winter Settlements-Cultural Horizons 3V, 7, 8, and 9 268
Spring settlements-Cultural Horizons 4B and 5 277
Cultural Horizon 6 281
Zooarchaeological Analysis 284
Understanding Activity Situations 292
Situating Activity within Seasonal Economic Cycles 297
Bol'shoy Yakor' I in Context 299
Chapter 10 Conclusion 303.
Notes:
Originally published as Chelovek i prirodnai͡a sreda severa Baĭkalʹskoĭ Sibiri v pozdnem pleistot͡sene: Novosibirsk : Nauka, 2010.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-337).
Local Notes:
Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.
ISBN:
9781443882774
1443882771
OCLC:
1001570331
Publisher Number:
99978886994

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