Forms of symbolic activity in cultures of Early Upper Paleolithic Siberia to the discussion of the complex modern human behavior (materials for education course)

Problem of the origin and nature of the complex Modern Human Behavior is one of the most important debated topics in human evolutionary studies in our time. This paper contains material from the complex of archaeological sites of the initial stage of the Upper Paleolithic of Siberia, showing various forms of symbolic activity. In general, the artifacts demonstrate the presence of technologically advanced and typological relations of the oldest complex subjects with an established system of manufacturing and processing, expressed in a series of stylistically matured products. Siberian materials appear correctly in the staidly and territorial context, and in the contemporary debate about the complex behavior suggest its formation in North Asia, at least in Europe.