Chronological problems with neolithization of the northern caspian sea area and the forest-steppe povolzhye region

Abstract

Steppe and forest-steppe areas of the Povolzhye area (Caucasus and central Asia) bear much interest for the Neolithic in connection with the productive economy of the region at the time. Recent data have allowed correction of the region's chronology. A number of 14C dates denote the existence of the Neolithic in this territory as early as the 5th to 6th millennium BP. However, some questions are still under debate and require further data to clarify. © 2012 by the Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of the University of Arizona.