Dyuktai Cave
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Dyuktai Cave is a site found in Russia's Yakutia Region along the Dyuktai River in the Aldan River drainage. Discovered by Yuri Mochanov in 1967, who excavated in the same year, it is located at 59.288 latitude and 132.607 longitude, a total of 317 square meters has been excavated. It's renowned for its rich archaeological deposits dating back to the Upper Paleolithic period, particularly the Last Glacial Maximum, around 30,000 to 10,000 years ago. The cave has yielded significant findings, including stone tools, bone artifacts, and evidence of early human occupation. The archaeological site is part of the Dyuktai Complex; the cave is among the youngest of the Dyuktai culture sites and was believed to be part of the Late Terminal Siberian Upper Paleolithic Age. Overall, the site was found to be scattered with stone tools assemblies and was thought to be a temporary living site and was part of the evidence that suggests the linkage between Northeast Asia and North America through the similarity of the tool making technique.
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Location: 59.5941, 132.6068, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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Dyuktai Cave ⓘ
archaeological site in Russia
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| site | cave | Dyuktai Cave | archaeological site, cave | Wikidata | |