Giant in the science: to the 100-anniversary from the birthday of academician А. P. Okladnikov (03.10.1908 - 18.11.1981)

In 2008 the centenary anniversary of academician A. P. Okladnikov is noted - outstanding researcher of earliest development stages of humanity, most important specialist in the region of archaeology of Siberia, central and East Asia, author of fundamental scientific works, founder of the Siberian school of archaeology. Its research were conducted predominantly in the territory of Siberia and Far East, it worked in the Central Asia, the Mongolia, in Cuba and in the USA. It opened one of the earliest in the world paleolitnic burials in the cave оf Teshik-Tash in Uzbekistan, settlements of upper paleolith V. Buret' on Angara, the earliest paleolitnic monument of Siberia - stand of Ulalinka in the Altai. Were studied hundreds of other archaelogical monuments from the epoch of paleolith to XVII c. Published over 70 monographs, it is more than thousand articles. Made an enormous contribution to molding of contemporary concepts about the processes of the mastery of Siberia by man, the earliest and ancient history, ethnogeny and kulturogenez, periodizations of the ancient cultures of Asia, origin of religion. It created the Siberian school of archaeology, established scientific institute, department in Novosibirsk university. Its scientific heritage - base for the development of contemporary archaeology of Siberia.