CONTENTS

PALEOENVIRONMENT. THE STONE AGE

A.A. Anoikin, A.M. Klementiev, L.V. Zotkina, R.N. Kurbanov, V.M. Kharevich, E.N. Bocharova, and Z.K. Taimagambetov. Aktas—an “Ephemeral” Upper Paleolithic Site in North Kazakhstan p. 3 - 15.

Z.V. Marchenko, A.E. Grishin, Y.N. Garkusha, and E.A. Kerbs. Neolithic Burials in the Zelinda River Mouth, Northern Angara: Burial Practices and Radiocarbon Chronology p. 16 - 28.

N.Y. Petrova. Classic Samarra Painted Pottery from Yarim Tepe I, the Neolithic of Northern Iraq p. 29 - 38.

THE METAL AGES AND MEDIEVAL PERIOD

А.L. Nesterkina, А.A. Portnova, A.A. Fedorova, and L. Yondri. The Megalithic Tradition of East and Southeast Asia p. 39 - 48.

S.P. Nesterov. The Beginning of Iron Metallurgy in East Asia p. 49 - 59.

L.V. Zotkina and R.V. Davydov. Tools Used in Tagar Rock Art: Findings of an Experimental Traceological Study p. 60 - 71.

K.A. Iskakov, U.U. Umitkaliev, and O.A. Mitko. Grave Goods of an Elite Saka Burial at Kyrykoba in the Context of Cultural Ties Between the Nomads of Kazakhstan and Siberia p. 72 - 81.

E.D. Oguz-Kırca On Phoinix (Φοίνιξ) and Its Distinguishing Marks: A Karian “Type Site” or a Demos to Hellenistic Kamiros? p. 82 - 91.

A.V. Vybornov, S.G. Skobelev, E.A. Alekseeva, A.N. Bagashev, S.M. Slepchenko, and I.A. Grachev. Medieval Burials at Ryabchikov Klyuch-1, the Kansk-Rybinsk Basin p. 92 - 102.

N.N. Seregin, V.V. Tishin, and N.F. Stepanova. Chinese Coins from the Early Medieval Cemetery Gorny-10, Northern Altai p. 103 - 112.

I.V. Abolonkova, N.N. Sayfulloev, and I.E. Dedov. The State of Preservation of the Shakhty Rock Art Site and the Prospects of Its Conservation p. 113 - 120.

ETHNOLOGY

E.F. Fursova. South Russian Settlers of Western Siberia in the Late 19th to Early 20th Centuries, Based on Archival Documents and Field Studies p. 121 - 130.

ANTHROPOLOGY AND PALEOGENETICS

A.V. Zubova, A.M. Kulkov, O.L. Pikhur, V.G. Moiseyev, K.A. Kolobova, and S.V. Markin. A Case of Chronic Maxillary Sinusitis in a Late Neanderthal Population of the Altai Mountains p. 131 - 139.

E.V. Pugacheva, E.N. Uchaneva, A.A. Kazarnitsky, and A.V. Gromov. Analysis of 3D-Models of Artifi cially Deformed Crania, Using Geometric Morphometry p. 140 - 147.

M.S. Kishkurno. Dental Data on the Origin of the Early Iron Age Bolshaya Rechka Population in the Upper Ob Area, and the Differentiation Between the Kamen and Bolshaya Rechka Cultures p. 148 - 156.

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