The HUGE 40,000-Year-Old Paleolithic Site of Kostenki | Ancient Architects

Like the incredible site of Mal’ta in Siberia, which was the subject of my last video, the Kostenki-Borshchevo archaeological complex in Russia is another incredible prehistoric site that deserves our attention. Situated on the western bank of the Don River in the Khokholsky District of Russia, the area consists of 26 Paleolithic sites, Kostenki 1 to 21 and Borshchevo 1-5 and finds go back more than 40,000 years ago. Pre-Pottery Neolithic Anatolia, including sites like Göbekli Tepe, is a difficult subject to understand by itself, and when presented without a Paleolithic backstory it seems almost miraculous. But this backstory is critical in our understanding of the development of human civilisations. That’s why I’ve been researching key Paleolithic sites, whose decendents could well have influenced the origins of the Pre-Pottery Neolithic and being situated around 1,000 miles to the north of Göbekli Tepe, in modern-day Russia, Kostenki is an important site of interest.