Mammalian Remains from the Upper Palaeolithic Site of Kamenka, Buryatia (Siberia)

A taphonomic analysis of the mammalian remains from the early Upper Palaeolithic open-air site of Kamenka was undertaken. The site is located in the Transbaikal area near Ulan Ude, the capital of the autonomous republic of Buryatia. The faunal assemblages originate from several archaeological comple...

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Published inJournal of archaeological science Vol. 23; no. 1; pp. 35 - 57
Main Authors Germonpré, Mietje, Lbova, Ludmila
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Amsterdam Elsevier Ltd 01.01.1996
Elsevier Science
Academic Press
Subjects
Asia
Central Asia
EARLY UPPER PALAEOLITHIC
HORSE
MONGOLIAN GAZELLE
Palaeolithic and mesolithic
Prehistory and protohistory
SIBERIA
TAPHONOMIC ANALYSIS
TRANSBAIKAL
Early
Upper Palaeolithic
Asia
Buryatia
Russia
SIBERIA
TAPHONOMIC ANALYSIS
MONGOLIAN GAZELLE
TRANSBAIKAL
HORSE
EARLY UPPER PALAEOLITHIC
Mammal
Hunting
Economy
Horse
Gazelle
Method
Predation
Taphonomy
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Summary:A taphonomic analysis of the mammalian remains from the early Upper Palaeolithic open-air site of Kamenka was undertaken. The site is located in the Transbaikal area near Ulan Ude, the capital of the autonomous republic of Buryatia. The faunal assemblages originate from several archaeological complexes. However, only the assemblage from the Kamenka Complex A 1993 excavation was analysed in detail. Taphonomic arguments indicate that the subsistence strategy was based primarily on two game animals: Mongolian gazelle and horse. Other species present probably belong to the group of penecontemporaneous intrusives. Kamenka functioned as a camp site that most likely was seasonally occupied during late summer/fall and/or early winter.
ISSN:0305-4403
1095-9238
DOI:10.1006/jasc.1996.0004