Sungir
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Location
outside of Vladimir

Country
Russia

Year of Research
1950s

Culture
The Sungir archaeological site is an enormous of Upper Paleolithic archaeological settlement and cemetery located on the Great Russian Plain outside of Vladimir, Russia, with in the human burials and occupations dated between 20,000 and 28,000 years ago. Grave goods found in the Sungir burials include literally thousands of ivory beads, bracelets, and pendants, as well as delicate sculptures of a horse and mammoth.Excavations at Sungir were first conducted by Otto Bader in the 1950s, more recent excavations have been conducted by the Russian Archaeological Society.The site included in house structures, hearths, storage pits, tool production areas. Several elaborate multiple burials were also identified.