Chronostratigraphy of the Kharganyn Gol 5 site (Northern Mongolia)

The multilayered site of Kharganyn Gol 5 was discovered in the valley of the Kharganyn Gol River in Northern Mongolia in 2012. This site is separated from the Tolbor archaeological area with numerous archaeological objects by a low ridge of Chagtagyn-Nuru which has a pass connecting the valleys of the Ikh Tulberiyn Gol and Kharganyn Gol rivers. The site is located on a colluvial slope expanding from northwest to southeast at the height of1000 m above the sea level. In 2017, samples for chemical and morphoscopic analyses, and micromorphology were taken, and the stratigraphic profile was studied for clarifying the borders of the layers and homogeneity of some of them. Preliminary data indicate that there are no contradictions between the chronostratigraphic sequence of the site and the Pleistocene climatic sequence of the region.