CONTENTS

PALEOENVIRONMENT. THE STONE AGE

V. Sitlivy, K. Sobczyk, P. Karkanas, and M. Koumouzelis. Middle Paleolithic Lithic Assemblages of the Klissoura Cave, Peloponnesus, Greece: A Comparative Analysis p. 2 - 15.

V.I. Belyaeva and V.G. Moiseyev. Statistical Analysis of Kostenki Shouldered Points: A Trial p. 16 - 28.

V.V. Pitulko. Methods of Excavating Stone Age Sites Associated with Permafrost p. 29 - 38.

V.A. Rakov and D.L. Brodianski. Ancient Oyster Farming in the Boisman Culture of the Primorye Neolithic p. 39 - 43.

THE METAL AGES AND MEDIEVAL PERIOD

V.I. Molodin and A.I. Soloviev. The Typology and Meaning of Medieval Ritual Constructions in the Ob – Irtysh Interfl uve p. 44 - 52.

S.F. Koksharov. A Site of the Atlym Culture on the Yendyr River p. 53 - 62.

V.D. Kubarev. Biluut-Tolgoi: A New Rock Art Site in Mongolia p. 63 - 68.

V.A. Kisel. Herodotus’ Scythian Logos and Ritual Vessels of the Early Nomads p. 69 - 79.

A.A. Burkhanov. Kushan and Kushano-Sasanid Coins from the Lebap Region (Archaeological Findings in Amul) p. 80 - 86.

D.V. Cheremisin. The Meaning of Representations in the Animal Style and their Relevance for the Reconstruction of Pazyryk Ideology p. 87 - 102.

O.S. Sovetova. On Two Approaches to the Interpretation of Petroglyphs: “Art” versus “Archaeology” p. 103 - 114.

ETHNOLOGY

O.B. Stepanova. The Mythological Image of the Mother-Tree in the Traditional Beliefs of the Selkups p. 115 - 118.

A.V. Baulo. The “Uniform” of Ostyak deities p. 119 - 124.

O.V. Golubkova. Ornithomorphic Perceptions of the Soul in Komi-Zyryan Beliefs p. 125 - 134.

A.V. Chernykh. Customs Related to Animal Breeding in Russian Seasonal Rites (the Kama Area) p. 135 - 144.

ANTHROPOLOGY

M.B. Mednikova. On Late Infancy and Adolescence in European Neanderthals p. 145 - 153.

PERSONALIA

Vladmir Dmitrievich Kubarev p. 154 - 155.