CONTENTS

PALEOENVIRONMENT. THE STONE AGE

A.P. Derevianko, S.V. Markin, V.S. Zykin, V.S. Zykina, V.S. Zazhigin, A.O. Sizikova, E.P. Solotchina, L.G. Smolyaninova, and A.S. Antipov. Chagyrskaya Cave: A Middle Paleolithic Site in the Altai p. 2 - 27.

S.K. Vasiliev. Large Mammal Fauna from the Pleistocene Deposits of Chagyrskaya Cave, Northwestern Altai (Based on 2007–2011 Excavations) p. 28 - 44.

N.A. Rudaya. Environmental Conditions During the Early Human Settlement of Chagyrskaya Cave (Altai) p. 45 - 54.

A.P. Buzhilova. Dental Remains from the Middle Paleolithic Layers of Altai Cave Sites p. 55 - 65.

M.B. Mednikova. An Archaic Human Ulna from Chagyrskaya Cave, Altai: Morphology and Taxonomy p. 66 - 77.

M.V. Dobrovolskaya and A.V. Tiunov. The Neanderthals of Okladnikov Cave, Altai: Environment and Diet Based on Isotopic Analysis p. 78 - 88.

A.P. Derevianko, S.V. Markin, and M.V. Shunkov. The Sibiryachikha Facies of the Middle Paleolithic of the Altai p. 89 - 103.

THE METAL AGES AND MEDIEVAL PERIOD

Y.S. Hudiakov, S.G. Skobelev, O.A. Mitko, A.Y. Borisenko, and Zh. Orozbekova. The Burial Rite of the Early Scythian Nomads of Tuva (Based on the Bai-Dag I Cemetery) p. 104 - 113.

N.D. Khojaeva. The Oxus Temple: Localization of the Avestan Vahvi Daitya p. 114 - 120.

ETHNOLOGY

L.I. Missonova. Sacred Space in the Worldview and Art of the Tungus-Manchu Ethnic Minority, Sakhalin Island p. 121 - 130.

M.B. Lavryashina, M.V. Ulianova, I.V. Oktyabrskaya, V.V. Nikolaev, T.A. Tolochko, and V.G. Druzhinin. Interethnic Dynamics among the Indigenous Peoples of Southern Siberia (Demographic Aspect) p. 131 - 142.

PERSONALIA

Forever Striving Ahead: In Commemoration of A.P. Derevianko’s 70th Anniversary p. 143 - 145.

CONTRIBUTORS