| Abstract: |
Controversy has surrounded the Siberian Palaeolithic site of Diring Yuriakh since it was first reported by its excavator, Yuri Mochanov. However, much of this controversy is misplaced because it has centered on the artefactual nature of the assemblage rather than on the dating and geomorphology of the site. Whereas the lithic remains from Diring are unequivocally of human origin, there is great variation in the dates on the cultural layer and in the interpretation of the stratification.
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