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Archaeological sites in Siberia

  • Ust'-Ishim manA sculptor named Nikolai Peristov stood on the bank of the Irtysh River in 2008. He spotted a bone protruding from the earth near Ust-Ishimsky District.
  • Denisova CaveIn the Bashelaksky Range of the Siberian Altai Mountains, a limestone cave sits approximately 150 meters above the right bank of the Anuy River.
  • Mal'ta–Buret' cultureThe upper Angara River flows northwest of Lake Baikal, cutting through the Siberian wilderness near Irkutsk. In 1927, Russian archaeologist Mikhail Gerasimov…
  • Afontova GoraThe Yenisey River cuts through south-central Siberia, marking the location of Afontova Gora. This Late Upper Paleolithic and Mesolithic complex sits on the…