Soldatova T.E.

Key words: Upper Paleolithic, Sungir, planigraphy, bone artifacts, dwelling areas.
The article presents the results of analyzing the spatial distribution of bone artifacts at the Upper Paleolithic site of Sungir, based on the bone, antler and tusk artifacts from the occupation layer. The distribution of the finds is in accordance with the inclination of the slope on which the site is located; most of the artifacts come from the 2nd provisional horizon. The bone items are mainly concentrated in the two dwelling areas which have been identified by O.N. Bader. The deposits between and around the dwelling areas are most probably a peripheral zone (and/or a specific area for certain activities outside the dwelling area). The bone inventory outside the dwelling areas comprises one typological assemblage (with the exception of the funeral inventory).