CONTENTS

PALEOENVIRONMENT. THE STONE AGE

K.A. Kolobova, A.I. Krivoshapkin, A.P. Derevianko, and U.I. Islamov. The Upper Paleolithic Site of Dodekatym-2 in Uzbekistan p. 2 - 21.

P.V. Volkov P.V. and E.D. Zhambaltarova. Daggers from the Fofonovo Burial Ground in the Collection of the Museum of the Buryat Scientifi c Center: Experimental Use-Wear Analysis p. 22 - 28.

M. Navazo, R. Alonso-Alcalde, A. Benito-Calvo, J.C. Díez, A. Pérez-González, and E. Carbonell. Hundidero: MIS 4 Open Air Neanderthal Occupations in Sierra de Atapuerca p. 29 - 41.

K.Yu. Kiryushin and S.M. Sitnikov. Absolute and Relative Chronology and Cultural Attribution of Neolithic Sites in the Kulunda Steppe of the Altai p. 42 - 50.

THE METAL AGES AND MEDIEVAL PERIOD

L.A. Kraeva. Technological Analysis of Ceramics from Early Sarmatian Burials in the Southwestern Urals p. 51 - 60.

L.N. Koryakova, R. Krause, A.V. Epimakhov, S.V. Sharapova, S.E. Panteleyeva, N.A. Berseneva, J. Fornasier, E. Kaiser, I.V. Molchanov, and I.V. Chechushkov. Archaeological Studies of the Kamenny Ambar (Olgino) Fortifi ed Settlement p. 61 - 74.

N.V. Fedorova. Silver Dish with Fighting Scenes from the Lower Ob Region p. 75 - 82.

A.N. Chistyakova. Lacquer Cups of the Western Han Dynasty (Noin Ula, Mongolia): An Analysis of Inscriptions p. 83 - 89.

O.A. Mitko and Yu.S. Stupan. Tinder Bag with a Chinese Inscription p. 90 - 95.

N.E. Ryabogina and S.N. Ivanov. Ancient Agriculture in Western Siberia: Problems of Argumentation, Paleoethnobotanic Methods, and Analysis of Data p. 96 - 106.

E.P. Matochkin. Red Marals at Satakular in the Alai p. 107 - 112.

V.N. Dobzhansky. The “Kirghiz Frontier” and the Frontier Volosts of the Tomsk Uyezd in the 17th Century: Formulation of the Problem and a Review of Research p. 113 - 118.

ETHNOLOGY

L.I. Missonova. Sacred Space and the Art of its Representation in the Ethnic Culture of Northern Asia: Artifacts of Sakhalin p. 119 - 129.

N.Yu. Petrova. Pottery Making in the Village of Balkhar, Dagestan p. 130 - 135.

T.A. Voronina. The Diet of Siberian Peasants on Lenten Days (the 19th Century) p. 136 - 141.

ANTHROPOLOGY

O.E. Poshekhonova. Craniometric Characteristics of the Ust-Ishim People (the Southern Taiga Part of the Irtysh Basin, Late 1st – Early 2nd Millennia AD) p. 142 - 155.

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