Sungir
Sign in to saveSungir (, sometimes spelled Sunghir) is an Upper Paleolithic archaeological site in Russia and one of the earliest records of modern Homo sapiens in Eurasia. It is situated about east of Moscow, on the outskirts of Vladimir, near the Klyazma River. It is dated by calibrated carbon analysis to between 32,050 and 28,550 BCE. Additional pollen finds suggest the relative warm spell of the "Greenland interstadial (GI) 5" between the 30,500 and 30,000 BCE as most probable dates.
Key facts
- Ancient site.name
- Sungir
- Ancient site.native_name
- Сунгирь
- Ancient site.alternate_name
- Sunghir
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- Sunghir-tumba paleolítica.jpg
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- 300px
- Ancient site.caption
- Paleolithic burial of Sungir
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- Russia Vladimir Oblast#Russia
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- Location of Sungir
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- 250px
- Ancient site.relief
- yes
- Ancient site.location
- Vladimir Oblast, Russia
- Ancient site.type
- open-air site
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Sungir (, sometimes spelled Sunghir) is an Upper Paleolithic archaeological site in Russia and one of the earliest records of modern Homo sapiens in Eurasia. It is situated about east of Moscow, on the outskirts of Vladimir, near the Klyazma River. It is dated by calibrated carbon analysis to between 32,050 and 28,550 BCE. Additional pollen finds suggest the relative warm spell of the "Greenland interstadial (GI) 5" between the 30,500 and 30,000 BCE as most probable dates.
The settlement area was found to have four burials: the remains of an older man and two adolescent children are particularly well-preserved, and the nature of the rich and extensive burial goods suggests they belonged to the same class. In addition, a skull and two fragments of human femur were also found at the settlement area, and two human skeletons outside the settlement area without cultural remains.