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Location:  Russia, Altay Republic, Ongudaysky District

The archeological studies began in:  The site was discovered in 1980 by A.P. Okladnikov

Estimated layers age:  70 to 30 ka

Human species:  Denisovans and Neanderthals, anatomically modern humans

Location:  Russia, Altay Kray, Krasnoshchekovsky District

The archeological studies began in:  Since 2017 until present

Estimated layers age:  59 to 49 ka

Human species:  Neanderthals

Location:  Russia, Altay Kray, Krasnoshchekovsky District

The archeological studies began in:  An expedition from the Institute of Archeology and Ethnography SB RAS discovered the cave in 2020 during archaeological exploration.

Estimated layers age:  55 to 45 ka

Human species:  The Denisovans

Location:  Tajikistan, Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region (East Pamir).

The archeological studies began in:  The cave was first discovered and explored from the late 1970s to the early 1980s by a Tajik expedition led by V.A. Zhukov.

Estimated layers age:  13 ka to modern times.

Human species:  anatomically modern humans.

Location:  Russia, Altay Kray, Soloneshenskiy District

The archeological studies began in:  Pleistocene layers 300 to 20 ka; layers of subsequent periods up to the late Middle Ages are present

Estimated layers age:  Pleistocene layers 300 to 20 ka; layers of subsequent periods up to the late Middle Ages are present

Human species:  Denisovans, Neanderthals, anatomically modern humans

Location:  Russia, Altay Kray, Soloneshenskiy District

The archeological studies began in:  Archeological studies began in: The site was discovered in 1982 by A.P. Derevianko (presently, Academician of the RAS) and V.I. Molodin (presently, Academician of the RAS). V.T. Petrin also worked at the cave. A.P. Derevianko and S.V. Markin have fully studied the cave within four years.

Estimated layers age:  44 ka

Human species:  Neanderthals

Location:  Kyrgyz Republic, Batken Region

The archeological studies began in:  the Surungur Neolithic site was discovered in 2017 by a Joint Russian and Kyrgyz Expedition led by S.V. Schneider and T. Chargynova

Estimated layers age:  the most ancient are 6.5 to 8 ka

Human species:  anatomically modern humans

Location:  The Republic of Uzbekistan, Surxondaryo Region

The archeological studies began in:  In 1938-1989, A.P. Okladnikov was the first to study the grotto. Later on, he went on to establish the Institute of History, Philology, and Philosophy in Novosibirsk Akademgorodok.

Estimated layers age:  About 40 ka

Human species:  Neanderthals

Location:  Mongolia, Bayankhongor aimak

The archeological studies began in:  The cave was first discovered in 1972 by D. Dorj, a Mongolian archeologist; first studied by A.P. Derevianko, D. Dorj, and D. Tseveendorj in 1987-1989.

Estimated layers age:  500 ka to the Middle Ages

Human species:  Unknown