Types of Paleolithic sites in the northwestern part of the Altai-Sayan mountain region

The paper presents analysis of various types of Paleolithic sites that have been located in the Altai, Kuznetsk Depression and Shoria Mountain region. The following types have been established: the sites with destructed culture-bearing layers, open-air and cave sites. The author attempts to establish correlations between site types and the environmental and topographic features of the site localities. Special attention has been paid to discussion of geological context of the sites buried in soft sediments that secure preservation of cultural remains.