Dagestan. The cultural process in the light of climatic fluctuations during the early and middle Holocene

The article presents a synthesis of diachronic analysis of archaeological information on the cultural process of the extended epoch from the Mesolithic to the Early bronze Age within the territory of Dagestan. Evolution of the Dagestan material culture is considered against the background of climatic fluctuations of the Holocene. The author suggests synchronization of the climatic changes with the cultural process in the Transcaucasia and North Mesopotamia.