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

Like the incredible site of Malta in Siberia, which was the subject of my last video, the KostenkiBorshchevo 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 15 and finds go back more than 40, 000 years ago. PrePottery 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 PrePottery Neolithic and being situated around 1, 000 miles to the north of Göbekli Tepe, in modernday Russia, Kostenki is an important site of interest.