CONTENTS

PALEOENVIRONMENT. THE STONE AGE

A.P. Derevianko. Could African Eve Have Admired the Pacifi c Sunrise? p. 3 - 26.

M.V. Shunkov and A.K. Agadjanian. Seasonal Cycles and Behavioral Strategies of the Paleolithic Dwellers in Denisova Cave p. 27 - 36.

THE METAL AGES AND MEDIEVAL PERIOD

M.M. Mustafayev and L.S. Nasirova. Architectural Transmission of Mesopotamian Stepped Forms in Cultic and Funerary Monuments of the Mughan Plain (Southern Caucasus) p. 37 - 44.

V.I. Molodin, M.S. Nesterova, L.N. Mylnikova, P.N. Menshanov, K.A. Babina, and E.V. Parkhomchuk. Chronology of the Bronze Age Krotovo Site Vengerovo-2, Baraba Forest-Steppe: Archaeology and Radiocarbon Dating p. 45 - 60.

D.V. Selin, R.M. Kharitonov, E.B. Maltseva, E.A. Tretyakov, M.S. Kishkurno, M.O. Filatova, O.V. Ershova, and A.A. Idimeshev. An Unusual Burial at Pyatiletka-1 Mound 6, Northern Salair Ridge: Cultural Affi liation and Chronology p. 61 - 71.

E.S. Bogdanov and R.V. Davydov. A Rare Apotropaic Ornament from a Tagar Burial near Mount Uytag, Khakassia p. 72 - 82.

Y.A. Prokopenko. A Rare Early Scythian Age Situla from the Stavropol Region, Northern Caucasus p. 83 - 90.

N.P. Matveeva. Early Medieval Fortifi cations in the Western Siberian Forest-Steppe and Sub-Taiga p. 91 - 99.

M.A. Shah, A.R. Lone, and M. Bilal. Interpreting the Rock Art of the Western Himalayas: A Case Study of Zangskar, Ladakh p. 100 - 110.

I.V. Zhurbin and A.G. Zlobina. The Occupation Layer of the Idnakar Fortified Settlement, Udmurtia (9th–13th Centuries), Based on Thermal Imaging and Multispectral Survey Data p. 111 - 119.

ETHNOLOGY

A.P. Borodovsky and A.V. Baulo. Late 18th to Early 19th Century Representations of Armed Horsemen on Northern Khanty Ritual Artifacts p. 120 - 126.

V.A. Burnakov. The Dwelling in Traditional Khakas Culture: A Structural-Semiotic Aspect p. 127 - 134.

A.U. Toktabay and A.S. Nugumarova. The Rider and Horse in the Kazakh Culture: Traditions and Modernity p. 135 - 142.

ANTHROPOLOGY AND PALEOGENETICS

T.A. Chikisheva. Andronovo Craniometry in the Modern Archaeological Context p. 143 - 156.

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