Russian Prehistory and Early Settlement

Flashcards covering the key dates, species, and archaeological sites identified in the settlement of Russia during the prehistoric period.

Oldowan Period

An early lower Paleolithic archaeological industry in Russia characterized by the use of stone for tools, dating to about $2\text{ million}$ years ago.

Homo erectus

A species of early humans that traveled from western asia to North Causasus approximately $2\text{ million}$ years ago.

Denisovans

Archaic humans from around asia with fossils in russia dating back to $110,000$ years ago.

Neanderthal and Denisovan Hybrid

A hominin identified from DNA found from $90,000$ years ago, possessing a neanderthal mother and a Denisovan father.

Neanderthals (Russia)

Archaic humans for whom Russia was the last place of existence, dated to $48000$ years ago.

Densiova hominin

A juvenile hominin from the DAttal mountains of Siberia identified in $2008$ by a $40,000$ year old small bone fragment from the fifth finger.

Homo sapiens (Russia)

The first trace of this species in Central Siberia dates back to $45000$ years ago, with early evidence reported in $2007$.

kostenki

An archaeological site near the Don River dating to $40,000$ years ago.

Sungir

An early archaeological site in Russia with evidence dating to $34,600$ years ago.

Mamontovaya kurya

An archaeological site in Artice Russia dating to $40,000$ years ago.