Diring Yuriakh: A Lower Paleolithic Site in Central Siberia

doi:10.1126/science.275.5304.1281

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Diring Yuriakh: A Lower Paleolithic Site in Central Siberia

Michael R. Waters, ^* Steven L. Forman, James M. Pierson

Lower Paleolithic artifacts have been recovered from a single occupation surface within stratified deposits at Diring Yuriakh,an archaeological site in central Siberia. Thermoluminescenceage estimates from eolian sediments indicate that the culturalhorizon is greater than 260,000 years old. Diring Yuriakh is anorder of magnitude older than documented Paleolithic sites inSiberia and is important for understanding the timing of humanexpansion into the far north, early adaptations to cold climates,and the peopling of the Americas.

M. R. Waters, Departments of Anthropology and Geography, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA.
S. L. Forman and J. M. Pierson, Department of Geological Sciences, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL 60607, USA.
^* To whom correspondence should be addressed at the Department of Anthropology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843,USA.