Pages: 71-83

This paper analyzes archaeological materials of the Lower Paleolithic site of Karama (Gorny Altai, Siberia). The comparison of photographs and drawings of putative artifacts reveals a unmber of inconsistencies between the former and the latter, which results in questioning whether the objects under consideration belong to the number of intentionally made tools. In addition, a brief consideration is given to the age of the site.

Keywords: Altai, Lower Paleolithic, pebble-tool industry, artifacts, drawings vs. photographs, chronology

Information about author:

Vyacheslav Slavinskiy (Novosibirsk, Russian Federation). Candidate of Historical Sciences. Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Akademik Lavrentiev Ave., 17, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russian Federation
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