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The Middle and Upper Paleolithic of Central Asia display cultural links with those of both East and West Asia. Human fossils also exhibit intriguing patterns as represented by the occurrences of Neanderthals and early modern humans coming from the west and by the Denisovans, whose distribution is considered to situate mainly in East Asia. The records of Central Asia registered in PaleoAsiaDB, consisting of archeological, anthropological, and environmental data from 207 cultural assemblages, indicate a further need to develop a reliable chronological framework for the Middle and Upper Paleolithic. Particularly unclear is a chronology for the Middle Paleolithic and its transition to or replacement by the initial/early Upper Paleolithic.
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Nishiaki, Y. (2023). Central Asia. In: Nishiaki, Y., Kondo, Y. (eds) Middle and Upper Paleolithic Sites in the Eastern Hemisphere. Replacement of Neanderthals by Modern Humans Series. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-3712-7_7
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