Mamontovaya Kurya (Russian: Мамонтовая курья, the mammoth curve) is a Palaeolithic site on the Usa River, Komi Republic, Russia.
The site includes stone artifacts, animal bones and a mammoth tusk with human-made marks. Dated to 40,000 years before present, this is the oldest documented evidence of hominin activity at this latitude.
Мамонтовая курья | |
History | |
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Founded | ca. 40,000 BP |
Periods | Paleolithic |
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