  Lokomotiv Shamanka II Khotoruk Map showing sites associated with the Kitoi culture | |
| Geographical range | Cis-Baikal (Lake Baikal region) |
|---|---|
| Period | Early Neolithic |
| Dates | c. 8000-6100 BP |
| Type site | Kitoi |
| Major sites | Lokomotiv, Shamanka II |
| Characteristics | red ochre burial, composite fishhooks[1] |
| Followed by | Serovo-Glazkovo culture |
The Kitoi culture is an Early Neolithic archaeological culture.
Description edit
Early Kitoi 8000-7000 BP Late Kitoi 7000-6100 BP
Material culture edit
nephrite adzes elk head art
Neolithic based on presence of pottery, not agriculture
Physical and genetic anthropology edit
Skeletal studies edit
Genetic studies edit
mtDNA same 5 haplogroups shared by Glaskovo difference in frequency More D, F SG - more A. C G2a Kitoi - closest moderns = Shorians + Kets SG much closer to modern Siberian populations, closest to Egyin Gol (Xiongnu). do not share a common matrilineal origin Kitoi mtDNA frequency stable over time.
Kitoi-Ket cultural sims fishing, sacrificing & burying dogs w/dead none w/Shorians
Sites edit
- Lokomotiv 52°17′13′′N, 104°14′57′′E - largest Neolithic cemetery in North Asia.
- Shamanka II 51°41′54′′N, 103°42′11′′E
- Khotoruk 52°47′05′′N, 106°31′43′′E
- Ust'-Belaia
- Galashikha
References edit
- ^ Okladinov 1990, p. 67.
Bibliography edit
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