Book

Archaeological sites of Kamchatka, Chukotka, and the Upper Kolyma

U.S. Dept. of the Interior, National Park Service, Shared Beringian Heritage Program • Anchorage, Alaska • Published In 2003 • Pages:

By: Dikov, Nikolaæi Nikolaevich, Bland, Richard L..

Abstract

Dikov writes about his fieldwork in Chukotka, Kamchatka and the Kolyma territory. He excavated and recorded sites that extend from the Paleolithic period up through the Itel'men period when Russian explorers reached northeastern Siberia in the seventeenth century. Also briefly mentioned are some of the other sites found by other researchers in the same area. Only the sites and information that pertain to the Tarya Neolithic (or Tar'in) were indexed for OCM (Outline of Cultural Materials) subjects. These sites were found in the Kamchatka river valley and Avacha Bay, Kamchatka; Russia. In the Kamchatka river valley these sites had similar stratigraphy due to volcanic ash fall. Ushki Cultural Layers II-IV were indexed as pertaining to the Tarya Neolithic. Dikov briefly describes each site, discussing the excavation, stratigraphy, and the artifacts found. The stratigraphy is emphasized as it was used to support dates and to help classify the sites as to culture.

HRAF PubDate

2000

Region

Asia

Sub Region

North Asia

Document Type

Book

Evaluation

Creator Type

Archaeologist

Document Rating

4: Excellent Secondary Data

5: Excellent Primary Data

Analyst

Sarah Berry ; 2006

Field Date

1955-1975

Coverage Date

Neolithic

Coverage Place

Kamchatka river valley and Avacha Bay, Kamchatka; Russia, Kamchatka; Russia

Notes

by Nikolai N. Dikov ; translated by Richard L. Bland

Shipping list no.: 2005-0024-P.

Translation of: [Arkheologicheskie pamëiìatniki Kamchatki, Chukotki i Verkhneæi Kolymy]

Includes bibliographical references (p. 375-393)

LCCN

2004483341

LCSH

Russia, Northern--Antiquities/Russian Far East (Russia)--Antiquities