CONTENTS
PALEOENVIRONMENT. THE STONE AGE
A.P. Derevianko. The Peopling of Uzbekistan by Homo sapiens denisovan p. 3 - 24.
V.I. Tashak and E.V. Kovychev. Microblade Production in the Sukhotino-4 Industry, Eastern Transbaikalia p. 25 - 33.
T.V. Kornienko. Masks and Sculptured Human Heads in Early Neolithic Complexes of Northern Mesopotamia p. 34 - 43.
V.B. Borodaev, K.Y. Kiryushin, D.V. Kuzmenkin, I.V. Tolpeko, R.V. Davydov, and A.Y. Fedorchenko. Shell of Tritia nitida Sea Snail from a Neolithic Burial at the Ust-Aleyka-5 Flat Burial Ground, Barnaul Stretch of the Ob p. 44 - 52.
Z.V. Marchenko, A.E. Grishin, T.A. Chikisheva, and M.S. Kishkurno. A Neolithic Burial in the Northern Upper Ob Basin p. 53 - 63.
THE METAL AGES AND MEDIEVAL PERIOD
Liu Xiang and Jiang Jiayi. A Study of Seima-Turbino Bronze Artifacts Discovered in China p. 64 - 73.
M.N. Ankushev, P.S. Ankusheva, and D.A. Artemyev. Metal Production of Andronovo Communities and Farmers
of Central Asia and Iran: Stages of Development and Search for Interactions p. 74 - 82.
V.T. Chshiev, T.T. Magkoev, I.V. Tvauri, and B.A. Totoeva. Antimony Ornaments, Votive and Ritual Items of the
Koban Culture in the Caucasus as a Historical Source p. 83 - 89.
P.K. Dashkovskiy. Burial of a Warrior in the Pazyryk Mound at Khankharinsky Dol, Altai p. 90 - 98.
E.S. Bogdanov and A.P. Borodovsky. A Tes Stage Mound-Vault at Skalnaya-5, Khakassia p. 99 - 108.
S.V. Gorokhov. “Angular” and “Trestle” Forts in 17th to Early 18th Century Russia p. 109 - 117.
ETHNOLOGY
A.Y. Borisenko. Ritual Structures in the Volga and Ural Regions, Based on Findings of the Peter Simon Pallas Expedition p. 118 - 125.
O.V. Maltseva. A Relative in Bearskin: The Bear in Lower Amur Folk Beliefs p. 126 - 136.
N.I. Shutova. Reminiscences of Traditional Prayer Rituals in Modern Udmurt Culture p. 137 - 144.
ANTHROPOLOGY AND PALEOGENETICS
I. Yuadi, T. Koesbardiati, R.P.R.W. Wicaksono, D.B. Murti, K. Gurushankar, and K. Nisa’. Digital Forensic Analysis of Tooth Wear in Prehistoric and Modern Humans p. 145 - 154.
PERSONALIA
The Double Anniversary of T.A. Chikisheva p. 155 - 156.
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