STRATIGRAPHIC DATA ON MIDDLE PALEOLITHIC SITES IN THE UPPER DESNA BASIN

The present article constitutes part of a multidisciplinary project focusing on a group of Middle Paleolithic sites situated along a small stretch of the upper Desna in the Bryansk and Zhukovsk Regions of the Bryansk Oblast, Russia. The article describes the stratigraphy of the sites and suggests correlations with sediments bearing the Khotylevo I, Betovo, and Korshevo I and II lithic industries.