Automatic detection of burial mounds (kurgans) in the Altai Mountains
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DOI: 10.1016/j.isprsjprs.2021.05.010
Abstract: Abstract The Altai Mountains are one of the most impressive and valuable archaeological areas in the world. Kurgans (burial mounds) of ancient civilizations, which are scattered across the vast Altai area, are an exceptionally valuable… read more here.
Keywords: altai mountains; stone mounds; automatic detection; burial mounds ... See more keywords
Hydroclimatic changes over the past 900 years documented by the sediments of Tiewaike Lake, Altai Mountains, Northwestern China
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DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2016.07.053
Abstract: Abstract The reconstruction of variations in effective moisture over the past millennium are important for assessing potential future climatic trends in environmentally-sensitive arid Central Asia (ACA), especially in the context of ongoing global warming. However,… read more here.
Keywords: 900 years; climate; tiewaike lake; past 900 ... See more keywords
Human settlement, landscapes and environmental change in the Russian Altai Mountains during the Holocene
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DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2018.01.002
Abstract: Abstract Human settlement within the landscapes of the Altai Mountains, especially in ancient times depended on natural factors. Change in natural conditions led to the mobility of people. This paper analyzes the identification of the… read more here.
Keywords: change; mountains holocene; settlement landscapes; human settlement ... See more keywords
Climate variability in the northern and southern Altai Mountains during the past 50 years
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-21637-x
Abstract: The Holocene drying trend in the northern Altai Mountains and the wetting trend in the southern Altai Mountains inferred from the paleoclimatic studies indicated it is needed to understand the modern climatic characters in this… read more here.
Keywords: southern altai; climate variability; precipitation; northern southern ... See more keywords
Comments on the “Debatable Aspects of Initial Human Colonization of Siberia and Age of the Karama Site in the Altai Mountains” by V. S. Zykin, V. S. Zykina, and L. G. Smolyaninova
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DOI: 10.1134/s0869593820050056
Abstract: Abstract In this publication, the discussion is focused on issues related to the stratigraphy and chronology of the Karama Lower Paleolithic site in the Altai Mountains in light of the article “Debatable Aspects of Initial… read more here.
Keywords: stratigraphy; altai mountains; site altai; debatable aspects ... See more keywords
Between Denisovans and Neanderthals: Strashnaya Cave in the Altai Mountains
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DOI: 10.15184/aqy.2018.221
Abstract: New data from Strashnaya Cave have revealed previously unknown complexity in hominin occupation of the Altai Mountains, including the first regional evidence for the presence of anatomically modern humans. read more here.
Keywords: denisovans neanderthals; strashnaya cave; cave altai; neanderthals strashnaya ... See more keywords