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Soii Havzak: a new Palaeolithic sequence in Zeravshan Valley, central Tajikistan

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: Stratified Middle and Upper Palaeolithic sites in Central Asia are rare. The recently discovered Soii Havzak rockshelter, in the Zeravshan Valley in northern Tajikistan, is a stratified site that contains several phases of Palaeolithic occupation rich in lithic, faunal and charcoal remains that help establish chronology of the region.

Source: Antiquity

DOI: 10.15184/aqy.2024.149

Authors: Yossi Zaidner, Sharof Kurbanov

Institutions: Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Tajikistan

Language: English

Topic: Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology

Subfield: Anthropology

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,450

OpenAlex ID: W4404013744

FWCI: 1.83

Cites: 8

Cited by: 1

Related to: 10