Pages: 355-369 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.55086/sp221355369

Upper Palaeolithic microlithic complexes in Northeast Asia are usually included in the spectrum of non-geometric industries. Mongolia, which is considered a possible crossroads of Middle and Upper Paleolithic migration routes due to its environmental and geographic conditions, is the only exception in this vast region. The Tolbor cluster of sites in the Middle Selenga Basin contains lithic complexes with trapezes and segments. We define the chronology of geometric microliths in northern Mongolia based on a series on new radiocarbon dates obtained for the Kharganyn Gol 5 site. The available evidence seems to indicate the autochthonous appearance of geometric microliths in northern Mongolia and a lack of connections with Mesolithic microlithic types found in the Gobi Altai region to the south.

Keywords: Central Asia, Mongolia, Upper Palaeolithic, radiocarbon dating, pollen analysis, stratigraphy, geometric microliths

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Arina Khatsenovich (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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Evgeny Rybin (Novosibirsk, Russian Federation). Doctor 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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Ekaterina Parkhomchuk (Novosibirsk, Russian Federation). Candidate of Chemistry 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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Snezhana Zhilich (Novosibirsk, Russian Federation). Candidate of Geologo-Mineralogical 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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Tsedendorj Bolorbat (Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia). Candidate of Historical Sciences. nstitute of Archaeology of the Mongolian Academy of Sciences. Zhukov St., 77, Ulaanbaatar, 13343, Mongolia
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Alexey Petrozhitskiy (Novosibirsk, Russian Federation). Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (BINP SB RAS). Akademik Lavrentiev Ave., 11, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russian Federation
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Dashzeveg Bazargur (Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia). Candidate of Historical Sciences. Institute of Archaeology of the Mongolian Academy of Sciences. Zhukov St., 77, Ulaanbaatar, 13343, Mongolia
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Davaakhuu Odsuren (Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia). Candidate of Historical Sciences. Institute of Archaeology of the Mongolian Academy of Sciences. Zhukov St., 77, Ulaanbaatar, 13343, Mongolia
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Yadmaa Tserendagva (Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia). Candidate of Historical Sciences. Institute of Archaeology of the Mongolian Academy of Sciences. Zhukov St., 77, Ulaanbaatar, 13343, Mongolia
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Byambaa Gunchinsuren (Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia). Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor. Institute of Archaeology of the Mongolian Academy of Sciences. Zhukov St., 77, Ulaanbaatar, 13343, Mongolia
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John W. Olsen  (Tucson, Arizona, USA). Doctor, Regent-Professor. School of Anthropology, University of Arizona. Tucson, Arizona, 85721-0030, USA
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