Stages of relief development in the area of the paleolithic site of Ushbulak (East Kazakhstan)

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The study was carried out with the support of the Russian Science Foundation № 21-78-10146 “Upper Paleolithic mosaic — cultural and technological variability of stone industries in the foothill zones of northern Central Asia in the second half of the Late Pleistocene” (field work and absolute dating), geomorphological studies were carried out within the framework of the state assignment of the Faculty of Geography of Lomonosov Moscow State University (121040100323-5 and 121051100135-0), Paleogeographic studies are supported by the state assignment of the IG RAS (FMWS-2024-0005).

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V. A. Ulyanov

Lomonosov Moscow State University, Faculty of Geography

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Email: vauism@gmail.com
Russian Federation, Moscow

R. N. Kurbanov

Lomonosov Moscow State University, Faculty of Geography; Institute of Geography RAS

Email: vauism@gmail.com
Russian Federation, Moscow; Moscow

D. V. Semikolennyh

Lomonosov Moscow State University, Faculty of Geography

Email: vauism@gmail.com
Russian Federation, Moscow

G. D. Pavlenok

Institute of Archeology and Ethnography of the Siberian Branch RAS

Email: vauism@gmail.com
Russian Federation, Novosibirsk

V. M. Kharevich

Institute of Archeology and Ethnography of the Siberian Branch RAS

Email: vauism@gmail.com
Russian Federation, Novosibirsk

A. A. Anoikin

Institute of Archeology and Ethnography of the Siberian Branch RAS

Email: vauism@gmail.com
Russian Federation, Novosibirsk

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2. Fig. 1. (а) — Location of the Ushbulak site within the Shilikty Valley. (б) — General view of the archaeological excavations on the left side of the Vostochny creek. (в) — Geomorphological situation around southern slope of Saur range around Ushbulak (Google Earth; 1 — locatuion of the spring).

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3. Fig. 2. (а) — General view of the Vostochy creek and location of the Usbulak site (1 — Vostochny spring, 2 — archaeological excavations). (б) — South-eastern wall of excavation 2. (в) — South-west wall of excavation 1.

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4. Fig. 3. The structure of the Ushbulak site section, results of absolute dating and Bayesian modeling. 1 — heavy loam; 2 — loam; 3 — sandy loam; 4 — sand; 5 — gravel; 6 — mole burrows; 7 — boundaries (a — clear, б — fuzzy); 8 — modeled age of boundaries, thousand years ago; 9 — Hiatus.

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5. Fig. 4. Stages of geomorphological development and human occupation of the Ushbulak site in the Late Pleistocene.

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