Dmitry E. Kichigin^{a, #} and Alexey M. Klementyev^{b, ##}

^aIrkutsk National Research Technical University, Irkutsk, Russia
^bInstitute of the Earth’s Crust, Siberian Branch RAS, Irkutsk, Russia

^#E-mail: kichkok@rambler.ru
^##E-mail: klem-al@bk.ru

Keywords: Baikal region, Olkhon Island, the Neolithic, site, burial, dog, red deer. 

In 2022, archaeological activities were conducted to clarify the boundaries of the multilayer Unkhrug 1 site located on Olkhon Island (Lake Baikal). In the lowest layer of one of the test pits, a burial of an ancient dog in an artificial pit was found with the remains of a red deer. This find is very rare for the Neolithic of the Baikal region. A morphometric study of bone remains, a comparative analysis with other skeletal materials, and radiocarbon and isotope analyzes were conducted. The data obtained made it possible to establish the individual characteristics of the buried dog and its possible diet. An individual burial with a ritual meat part of a red deer carcass inside indicates the special significance of this individual for the Neolithic inhabitants of Olkhon Island.

DOI: 10.31857/S0869606324010098, EDN: ZVXLEM