Early Humans at the eastern gate of Europe: The discovery and investigation of Oldowan sites in northern Caucasus |
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| Institution: | 1. Stone Age Department, Institute of Archeology, Russian Academy of Sciences, 19, ul. Dm. Ulyanova, 117036 Moscow, Russia;2. Evolutionary Geography Laboratory, Institute of Geography, Russian Academy of Sciences, 29, Staromonetniy pereulok, 119017 Moscow, Russia;3. Theriology Laboratory, Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, 1, Universitetskaya naberejnaya, 199034 St. Petersburg, Russia;4. Paleomagnetism Laboratory, Geological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, 38, Leninskiy prospekt, 119334 Moscow, Russia |
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| Abstract: | This article presents the results of excavations and multidisciplinary investigations of the extraordinary Oldowan site of Muhkai II in the northern Caucasus (Republic of Dagestan, Russia) from 2008 to 2012. Archaeological and palaeontological materials are summarized together with data from palaeomagnetic and palynological analyses, obtained from 34 cultural layers at the site. This gives an opportunity for a new approach to the question of the timing and route of the first human settlement of the middle latitudes of western Eurasian, including south-eastern Europe. Judging by the data obtained, this occurred around 2 million years BP and a route of migration was located along the western shore of the Caspian Sea. |
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| Keywords: | The North Caucasus Early Pleistocene Oldowan Fauna Paleomagnetic dating Early Humans Caucase Nord Pléistocène inférieur Oldowan Faune Datation paléomagnétique Premiers hommes |
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