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Amvrosievka

A Unique Upper Paleolithic Site in Eastern Europe

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From Kostenki to Clovis

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Our reconstructions of past human adaptations, subsistence practices, and sociopolitical relationships require an archaeological record that contains different types of sites. The Amvrosievka Upper Paleolithic complex, consisting of a base camp and a nearby bison kill site, meets these requirements admirably and represents a unique late Pleistocene locality that offers a great deal of information about late Pleistocene adaptations.

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Krotova, A.A., Belan, N.G. (1993). Amvrosievka. In: Soffer, O., Praslov, N.D. (eds) From Kostenki to Clovis. Interdisciplinary Contributions to Archaeology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-1112-4_9

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