A first radiocarbon date for Paleolithic of Eastern Kazakhstan: the question about continuance of levallois convergent tecnology exsistence in Altai

During the archeological survey in Leninogorsk intermountain depression (Western Altai, East Kazakhstan) was discovered Paleolithic localities named Bystrukha-2. During the preliminary investigation and profile cleaning there were discovered two artifact-bearing levels. In the lowermost cultural Level 2 (Lithological layer 5), situated 4 meters below modern surface had been discovered small lithic assemblage containing artifacts typical for Early Upper Paleolithic and unidirectional Levallois point. For this layer was obtained 14С determination 29140 ± 940 uncal. BP (АА-35323). This date (unpublished yet) is the first radiocarbon determination for the Paleolithic of Eastern Kazakhstan. Bystrukha 2 site which situated in the most remote from territory of main distribution of Levallois points in Altai gave the most recent evidence for using of Levallois point technology.