Особенности формирования поселенческой структуры верхнепалеолитической стоянки Юдиново по материалам археологических и геохимических исследований 2015—2018 гг.

Abstract

This article presents the results of recent archaeological and geochemical studies at the Late Palaeolithic site of Yudinivo. The reported research was focused on the area with dwelling No. 5, a large pit with mammoth bones on its bottom and an ash damp. The micro-stratigraphy of the cultural layer makes it possible to identify a number of stages in the life history of large household constructions. It has been established that an ash damp was formed first, while dwelling of mammoth bones was erected somewhat later and simultaneously a large pit was dug with large mammoth bones laid on its bottom. The pit and the dwelling appear to have been constructed at the same time and used synchronously with the ash damp. The geochemical analysis of the deposits above the ash damp and the pit, as well as in the filling of the latter, show that the cultural layer formed during an extremely long period of time with long intervals. One can distinguish at least four episodes corresponding to different climatic conditions. Two of these episodes are characterized by a high anthropogenic load, indicating that the site occupation was particularly active 17100—15000 cal. BP and 14000—13200 cal. BP.