Changes of environments and climate during the Late Pleistocene and Holocene reconstructed from aeolian and colluvial deposits of the Zaktui site (Tunka rift valley, Baikal region)

Integrated study of the multilayer Zaktui site supplied a large volume of paleontological materials and a series of radiocarbon dates falling within the MIS 3–MIS 1 interval. Multidisciplinary data provided evidence of the past dynamics of environments and climate. Paleontological data point to a mosaic structure of landscapes, and suggest a temperate warm and humid climate in the south-western Baikal region during MIS 3 interval, with some regional deviations.