CONTENTS

PALEOENVIRONMENT. THE STONE AGE

A.P. Derevianko. Formation of Blade Industries in Eastern Asia p. 2 - 29.

I.V. Sapozhnikov and G.V. Sapozhnikova. Chronological and Cultural Classifi cations of Mesolithic and Neolithic Sites in the Northwestern Pontic Region p. 30 - 39.

V.E. Medvedev. Neolithic Cult Centers in the Amur River Valley p. 40 - 69.

N.B. Akhmetgaleyeva. A Zoomorphic Ivory Figurine from Byki-7 p. 70 - 76.

O.S. Sovetova. Petroglyphic Representations as a Source of Information on Tagar Warfare p. 77 - 84.

THE METAL AGES AND MEDIEVAL PERIOD

V.A. Zakh and N.E. Ryabogina. Landscapes and Man in the Middle and Late Holocene of the Tobol-Ishim Forest-Steppe p. 85 - 100.

V.V. Zaykov, A.M. Yuminov, A.Y. Dunaev, G.B. Zdanovich, and S.A. Grigoriev. Geologo-Mineralogical Studies of Ancient Copper Mines in the Southern Urals p. 101 - 114.

S.G. Roslyakov. Sanatorny-1 Mound Group and the Cultural Interpretation of Medieval Burials in the Upper Ob basin p. 115 - 125.

ETHNOLOGY

A.V. Baulo, M.L. Istomin and N.V. Fedorova. Medieval Bronze Ware: New Findings from Northwestern Siberia p. 126 - 135.

V.S. Myglan and E.A. Vaganov. Epidemics and Epizootics in Siberia from the 17th to the First Half of the 19th Century and Long-term Climatic Fluctuations p. 136 - 144.