The Golden Section of the Anui

Mikhail Shunkov

Numerous fossil traces of primitive man have been found in many regions of the Old and New World. Archaeologists study these traces and from this study get an idea not only of the place of the origination of man as a biological species in the course of evolution, but also learn about possible paths of formation of primitive populations on the Earth, as well as about the primary structure of human society and its interaction with the natural environment.

Judging by archaeological finds of the Paleolith, i.e., the early Stone Age, the inhabited part of the earth was peopled non-uniformly. It is possible to distinguish along ancient migratory ways some relatively localized centers from which gradual spread to contiguous regions occurred. From this point of view, particularly attractive were regions located at the junction of large geographical regions on the archaeological map of Eurasia. Southern Siberia, particularly the Mountainous Altai (Gorny Altai), is one of those regions as it connects North and Central Asia...

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