Mamontovaya Kurya
| Мамонтовая курья | |
 .svg.png){kind=icon} Location in the Komi Republic, Russia | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Founded | ca. 40,000 BP |
| Periods | Paleolithic |
Mamontovaya Kurya (Russian: Мамонтовая курья, "the mammoth curve") is a Palaeolithic site on the Usa River, Komi Republic, Russia. The site includes stone artifacts, animal bones and a mammoth tusk with human-made marks. Dated to 40,000 years before present, this is the oldest documented evidence of hominin activity at this latitude.[1]
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References
- ↑ Pavlov, Pavel; John Inge Svendsen; Svein Indrelid (6 Sep 2001). "Human presence in the European Arctic nearly 40,000 years ago". Nature. 413 (6851): 64–67. doi:10.1038/35092552. PMID 11544525.
Coordinates: 66°34′N 62°25′E / 66.567°N 62.417°E
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