Definition: Diring Yuriakh is a controverial early hominid site in the Siberian region of Russia, believed to have been occupied around 300,000 years ago, with an Olduvai-like pebble tool assemblage. The original excavator Yuri Mochanov has argued for an age of of 1.8 million years, but the thermoluminescence date of 270,000 years old is still quite astonishing, almost 240,000 years older than any other archaeological site in Siberia. The date is seriously questioned by numerous scholars because of its singularity.
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This glossary entry is part of the Dictionary of Archaeology. Sources for the term include the references listed on the front page of the Dictionary, and the websites listed in the sidebar. Any mistakes are the responsibility of Kris Hirst.
