Shelter in an extreme environment: the Pleistocene occupation of Tsagaan Agui Cave in the Gobi Desert

Arina M. Khatsenovich, Yadmaa Tserendagva, Dashzeveg Bazargur, Daria V. Marchenko, Evgeny P. Rybin, Alexey M. Klementiev, Roman A. Shelepaev, Byambaa Gunchinsuren, John W. Olsen, Anatoly P. Derevianko

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Abstract

Beginning in the Middle Palaeolithic, human populations penetrated areas of Central Asia that are today characterised by extremely arid conditions. Mongolia's Gobi Desert comprises one such region. Tsagaan Agui Cave presents an example of the later Pleistocene occupation of this area, containing stratified evidence of diachronic, intense human and animal occupation.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)989-997
Number of pages9
JournalAntiquity
Volume96
Issue number388
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 6 2022

Keywords

  • Gobi Desert
  • Mongolia
  • Palaeolithic
  • Tsagaan Agui Cave
  • cave archaeology

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Archaeology
  • General Arts and Humanities

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