Kostenki archaeological site

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
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gptkbp:excavatedBy 1879
Pyotr Petrovich Smirnov
gptkbp:excavationType gptkb:cemetery
archaeological complex
open-air site
art site
habitation site
Paleolithic settlement
faunal remains site
multi-component site
multi-layered site
stratified site
tool production site
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Kostenki archaeological site
gptkbp:knownFor Upper Paleolithic remains
mammoth bone dwellings
early modern human fossils
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Russia
gptkb:Voronezh_Oblast
gptkbp:locatedNear gptkb:Don_River
gptkbp:notableFinds gptkb:Venus_figurines
charcoal
ochre
bone tools
ivory carvings
hearths
animal figurines
mammoth bones
engraved stones
Kostenki-14 human fossil
dwelling structures
gptkbp:oldestLayerDate about 45,000 years ago
gptkbp:period gptkb:Upper_Paleolithic
gptkbp:significance evidence of early modern humans in Eastern Europe
important for study of prehistoric technology
evidence of cultural complexity in Upper Paleolithic
important for study of Paleolithic art
important for study of human migration
important for study of prehistoric diet
important for study of prehistoric dwellings
important for study of genetic ancestry of Europeans
gptkbp:UNESCO_tentative_list 2001
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Venus_of_Kostenki
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6