Mamontovaya Kurya
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Мамонтовая курья | |
  Mamontovaya Kurya Location in the Komi Republic, Russia | |
| Coordinates | 66°34′N 62°25′E / 66.567°N 62.417°E |
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| History | |
| Founded | ca. 40,000 BP |
| Periods | Paleolithic |
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.[1]
