A reconstruction of the lifestyle of early humans by natural-science methods

Abstract

This article, based on a presentation at a meeting of the RAS Presidium, describes a reconstruction of the lifestyle of early humans who lived on the territory of the Minino archaeological complex (Vologda oblast) in different chronological periods. It is shown that the use of various natural-science methods (analysis of microelements and isotopes and radiological, zooarchaeological, paleopathological, and anthropological methods) and methods of statistics in studying anthropological materials significantly widens the number of sources that form the scope of data for the paleoecological reconstruction of the living environment at early stages of the development of society.