Нижнепалеолитическая стоянка-мастерская Кусимово-8 (Южное Зауралье)

Introduction. Comprehensive and efficient investigations of the earliest peopling Southern Urals became possible after discovery Mysovaya site in Abzelilovsky District Bashkortostan (Russia). The Paleolithic materials from this were considered mixed — Acheulean/Mousterian or Mousterian proper. In recent years, Lower Middle Kusimovo-8 has been discovered nearby. This is a scattered workshop on pebble flint outcrops within terrace surface Bannoe-Sabakty paleolake. Goals. study attempts an insight into Urals, describes analyzes collection. Results. finds identified basis technical typological characteristics preservation parameters. collection comprises total 121 items, most objects made pebbles only two bifaces diabase. Nucleuses with patinated surfaces (19 items) are diverse enough: mainly flat cores parallel sub-parallel shearing available to be quantitatively followed by radial, fan-shaped, orthogonal cores. tools represented oval almond-shaped hand axes, cleavers, piked tools, chopper, biface blanks, various side-scrapers. stratigraphy test pits shows presence cultural horizons: chips found under layer (grayish-brown loam dolomite gravel) 0.5 m lower yellowish-brown loam. Paleoecological analyses attest that deposits can dated Pleistocene. Similar conditions for at site. Similarity both sites makes it conclude as comparable ages these collections they may cluster together one Karyshkino-type industry which unites majority across Transurals, all them form specific variant Tayacian.