Palaeolithic Caucasus: Paleoanthropological Panorama

The article gives an analytical overview of paleoanthropological finds from Palaeolithic Caucasus. Archaeological studies show that in the Early Pleistocene, the region was extensively inhabited. The path of the first settlers ran along the Western Caspian and possibly the Eastern Black Sea regions....

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Published in:Quaternary international 2018-01, Vol.465, p.105-116
Main Authors: Vasilyev, Sergey, Amirkhanov, Hizri
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Caucasus
Evolution
Genus Homo
Palaeolithic
Paleoanthropology
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Summary:The article gives an analytical overview of paleoanthropological finds from Palaeolithic Caucasus. Archaeological studies show that in the Early Pleistocene, the region was extensively inhabited. The path of the first settlers ran along the Western Caspian and possibly the Eastern Black Sea regions. This way was probably a transit on the one hand, and, on the other hand, a natural refuge where natural resources allowed people to exist for a relatively long time. Further evolutionary process, according to the paleoanthropological remains, was associated with Western Asia, as well as with Western Europe. However, the emergence of Homo sapiens in the Caucasus was most likely due to the migration of sapiens forms from the African continent around 100 thousand years ago.
ISSN:1040-6182
1873-4553
DOI:10.1016/j.quaint.2017.09.020