Late Quaternary geology and geochronology of Diring Yuriakh, an early Paleolithic site in central Siberia

Auteurs :
WATERS, M.R.
WATERS, M.R.
FORMAN, S.L.
PIERSON, J.M.

Description :
This paper presents the results of geological investigations undertaken at Diring in the summer of 1993 to evaluate the stratigraphy and age of the site. The antiquity and subarctic location of Diring Yuriakh indicates that people developed a subsistence strategy capable of surviving rigorous conditions in Siberia by > 260,000 yr B.P.


Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Quaternary research, issn : 0033-5894, 1999, vol. 51, n°. 2, p. 195-211, Collation : Illustration, Références bibliographiques : 48 ref.

Date :
1999

Editeur :
Pays édition : Etats-Unis, San Diego, CA, Elsevier