Egor A. Filatov^1,*, Viktoria A. Lyamina^1,**, and Dmitriy E. Vlasenko^2,3,***

¹V.S. Sobolev Institute of Geology and Mineralogy SB RAS, Novosibirsk, Russia
²Transbaikal State University, Chita, Russia
³Transbaikal Scientific Centre INAE FEB RAS, Chita, Russia

*E-mail: filatovea@igm.nsc.ru
**E-mail: balandis@igm.nsc.ru
***E-mail: dmitrivlasenko2003@mail.ru

Keywords: Eastern Transbaikalia, Paleolithic, periodization, cultural-chronological aspect, absolute chronology, Sukhotino-4 site, Titovskaya Sopka workshop.

Eastern Transbaikalia is a region characterized by mountain-taiga and steppe landscapes, the formation of which is due to the mountainous relief and sharply continental East Siberian climate. The region is located between the taiga mountains in the north, the Mongolian steppes in the south and the forests of the Amur region in the east. Unlike Western Transbaikalia, where significantly more Paleolithic sites have been identified, studied, and reliably dated by hundreds of absolute determinations, the region in question remains a «blank spot» on the Paleolithic map. Currently, there are 63 Paleolithic sites in Eastern Transbaikalia, most of which are poorly studied. The authors summarized a large array of historiographic data and proposed a periodization of the Paleolithic complexes in the region. A GIS database was also created, which made it possible to display all known locations, sites, settlements and workshops on a digital elevation model. The article presents the C14-datings obtained by the authors for the Sukhotino-4 site (layers 8, 10) and the Titovskaya Sopka workshop (layers 2, 2.1, 4), as well as new archaeological data on materials from the Sukhotino-16 site with surface assemblages and the multi-layered Titovskaya Sopka workshop (layers 2-4).

DOI: 10.31857/S0869606325030022