Palaeolakes, caves and settlement during the Pleistocene and Holocene around Tsakhiurtyn Hundi, Mongolia

The authors present results from a new research project focusing on the prehistory of the area surrounding a vast flint outcrop in Mongolia, called Tsakhiurtyn Hundi, in the borderland between the Gobi-Altai Mountains and Gobi Desert. They present the discovery of a cave and the results of its exploration, confirming its use by Pleistocene hunter-gatherers. Keywords: Mongolia, Palaeolithic, palaeoenvironment, Khutul Usny Cave, Tsakhiurtyn Hundi
Introduction Tsakhiurtyn Hundi (Flint Valley), located about 700km south of Ulaanbaatar (the capital of Mongolia), is one of the most extensive prehistoric sites of Central Asia (Figure 1A & B). […]