nscArchaeology, Ethnology & Anthropology of EurasiaАрхеология, этнография и антропология Евразии1563-0110IAET SB RAS10.17746/1563-0110.2022.50.4.027-038nsc-1556Research ArticlePALEOENVIRONMENT. THE STONE AGEПАЛЕОЭКОЛОГИЯ. КАМЕННЫЙ ВЕКA Late Paleolithic Housing and Utility Complex at Afontova Gora IV (Ovrazhnaya): New Findings (2020–2021)https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1409-3207RazgildeevaI. I.

Associate Professor

Alexandro-Zavodskaya 30, Chita, 672039

labpaleo@yandex.ruhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0952-8026AkimovaE. V.

Senior Researcher

pr. Akademika Lavrentieva 17, Novosibirsk, 630090

Elaki2008@yandex.ruhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3303-5635BarkovA. V.

Department Head

pr. Mira 25, bldg. 1, Krasnoyarsk, 660049

barkovalex@bk.ruhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2129-7072KlementievA. M.Researcher

Lermontova 128, Irkutsk, 664033

klem-al@yandex.ruhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3950-0219NovoseltsevaV. M.Researcherpr. Akademika Lavrentieva 17, Novosibirsk, 630090novlm@mail.ruTransbaikal State UniversityRussian FederationInstitute of Archaeology and Ethnography, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of SciencesRussian FederationООО "Krasnoyarsk Geoarchaeology"Russian FederationInstitute of the Earth’s Crust, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of SciencesRussian Federation2022050120235042738Copyright © Razgildeeva I.I., Akimova E.V., Barkov A.V., Klementiev A.M., Novoseltseva V.M., 20232023Razgildeeva I.I., Akimova E.V., Barkov A.V., Klementiev A.M., Novoseltseva V.M.Razgildeeva I.I., Akimova E.V., Barkov A.V., Klementiev A.M., Novoseltseva V.M.Данная работа распространяется под лицензией Creative Commons Attribution 4.0.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.https://journal.archaeology.nsc.ru/jour/article/view/1556

The study focuses on a specific area of Afontova Gora !V (0vrazhnaya)-a newly discovered Late Paleolithic site in Krasnoyarsk. We describe the diversity of cultural and utilitarian traditions at Afontova Gora and tackle the problem of detecting remains of dwellings in the structure of Paleolithic deposits. Brief information on the geomorphology and stratigraphy of the site and on the location of archaeological features in the paleorelief of Afontova Gora slopes is provided. We analyze the surface of the specific part of the site with remains of dwellings. Results of the statistical and typological analyses of lithics and bone artifacts are presented, along with information on microknapping and procession of stone, groups of rocks, species composition of fauna, and resource utilization. We reconstruct activities associated with various zones of the site. Results of surface (intrasite spatial) analysis are outlined. A dwelling with a single hearth and a utility zone are delimited and shown to be contemporaneous. Debitage connections are traced, places of individual activities are located, and directions whereby humans and artifacts had migrated are reconstructed. Ethnographic parallels are discussed; regularities in the distribution of cultural remains around the hearth in a radial fashion, with free deposition in certain places, are assessed. Drop zones, front and back toss zones, and microdeformations of the "fioor" are pinpointed. The radiocarЬon age of the complex is estimated at ~15.5 ka, Ьased on several 14C dates. It is concluded that habitation deposits with remains of a camp and one dwelling have been detected. Prospects for further studies are outlined.

Middle YeniseiAfontova GoraLate Paleolithichousing-utility complexessurface analysisLate PleistoceneThe study was carried out under the IAET SB RAS R&D Project "North Asia in the Paleolithic: Cultural Dynamics and Environmental Context" (FWZG-2022-0003). It was supported by the ANO “Archaeological Study of Siberia” (Krasnoyarsk) under the Research Project “The Site of Afontova Gora IV”. The authors are appreciative to researchers from OOO “Krasnoyask Geoarchaeology” and ANO “Archaeological Study of Siberia” in the persons of their heads D.N. Lysenko and T.A. Klyuchnikova, and to members of the expeditions for participation in field, laboratory, and analytical studies. Our thanks go to N.A. Blagodatskaya for graphic work; to A.V. Petrozhitsky and V.V. Parkhomchuk, researchers from the Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics SB RAS, for conducting works at the "Accelerator Mass Spectrometer INP SB RAS"; to D.V. 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