CONTENTS

PALEOENVIRONMENT. THE STONE AGE

A.P. Derevianko. The Middle Paleolithic of Arabia p. 3 - 25.

A.R. Agatova, R.K. Nepop, I.Y. Slyusarenko, V.S. Myglan, and V.V. Barinov. Archaeological Sites as Markers of Neopleistocene-Holocene Hydrological System Transformation in the Kurai and Chuya Basins, Southeastern Altai: Results of Geomorphological and Geoarchaeological Studies p. 26 - 34.

M. Cârciumaru, E.-C. Niţu, O. Cîrstina, and N. Goutas. The Engraved Stone Pendant from Poiana Ciresului-Piatra Neamt, Romania. New Contributions to the Understanding of Symbolic Behavior in Gravettian p. 35 - 45.

V.E. Medvedev and I.V. Filatova. Tentative Findings from Excavations on Suchu Island, Amur (1973 Season, Excavation I) p. 46 - 59.

A.G. Novikov and O.I. Goriunova. Portable Sculptures from Neolithic and Bronze Age Habitation Sites near Lake Baikal p. 60 - 66.

THE METAL AGES AND MEDIEVAL PERIOD

D.A. Nenakhov. The Morphology of Bronze and Early Iron Age Celts from Siberia p. 67 - 75.

N.V. Polosmak and E.V. Karpova. Remains of Tapestry from a Xiongnu (Early 1st Century AD) Burial in Mound 22 at Noin-Ula p. 76 - 82.

N.A. Sutiagina and O.G. Novikova. Chinese Lacquer Cup from the “Golden Man” Tomb at Bugry, Northern Altai p. 83 - 91.

G.V. Kubarev. A Runic Inscription at Kalbak-Tash II, Central Altai, with Reference to the Location of the Az Tribe p. 92 - 101.

L.N. Ermolenko, A.I. Soloviev, and Z.K. Kurmankulov. An Old Turkic Statue at Borili, Ulytau Hills, Central Kazakhstan: Cultural Realia p. 102 - 113.

E.I. Gelman, E.V. Astashenkova, Y.E. Piskareva, E.A. Bessonova, and S.A. Zverev. Prospection Studies of Bohai Graves Near Kraskinskoye Fortifi ed Settlement, Primorsky Krai p. 114 - 121.

N.P. Matveyeva. Burials Dating to the Migration Period in Western Siberia p. 122 - 130.

ETHNOLOGY

A.V. Golovnev. The Arctic Nomads: Strategies of Mobility p. 131 - 140.

ANTHROPOLOGY AND PALEOGENETICS

A.S. Pilipenko, V.I. Molodin, R.O. Trapezov, S.V. Cherdantsev, and A.A. Zhuravlev. A Genetic Analysis of Human Remains from the Bronze Age (2nd Millennium BC) Cemetery Bertek-56 in the Altai Mountains p. 141 - 149.

PERSONALIA

Following the Tracks of “Gold-Guarding Griffi ns” p. 150 - 152.

“Life is Everlasting, You Can be Certain of It…”: In Honor of Nikolai Tomilov’s 75th Birthday p. 153 - 154.

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