Syalakh culture is an early Neolithic culture of Yakutia and Eastern Siberia. It formed in the middle Lena river basin in the V — IV millenniums BCE as a result of the migration of tribes from Transbaikalia , which assimilated the local Sumnagin culture (10,500-6,500 BP) that was preceramic .
6-451: The culture got its name from Lake Syalakh, located 90 km from the town of Zhigansk in Yakutia (Saha). The first archaeological excavations in this area were conducted under the direction of A. P. Okladnikov in the 1940s. The sites of the carriers of Syalakh culture are marked by the first appearance of polished stone tools, as well as the earliest ceramics (fired clay pottery with
12-540: A characteristic mesh pattern). Bone harpoons , and bow and arrows have also been found. More than 50 sites of the Syalakh culture are known. In decorative arts, a central place is occupied by the images of moose , which reflect mythological representation. The Syalakh culture was followed by the Belkachi culture. According to linguists, the most likely hypothesis is that representatives of this culture spoke one of
18-452: Is joined by its tributary the Nuora (Strekalovka), approximately 600 kilometers (370 mi) northwest of Yakutsk , the capital of the republic. Population: 3,420 ( 2010 Census ) ; 3,346 ( 2002 Census ) ; 4,511 ( 1989 Soviet census ) . It was founded in 1632 as an ostrog by Cossacks led by Pyotr Beketov . In 1783, Zhigansk was granted town status and made
24-601: The Dené–Yeniseian languages . According to Pavel Flegontov et al., The ancient Paleo-Eskimo peoples were probably involved in these migrations. Zhigansk Zhigansk ( Russian : Жига́нск ; Yakut : Эдьигээн , Ecigeen ) is a rural locality (a selo ) and the administrative center of Zhigansky District in the Sakha Republic , Russia , located on the left bank of the Lena River near where it
30-520: The local population and Yakuts a further 34%. Zhigansk is served by the Zhigansk Airport . There is no year-round road access to Zhigansk, but during the summer months, Yakutsk is reachable via boat on the Lena. In the months when the river is frozen, a winter road also leads to Yakutsk. Zhigansk is located in a border of continental subarctic climates Dfc , Dsc and Dfd , Dsd under
36-515: The seat of a newly created uyezd within Yakutsk Oblast . It lost this function in 1805 with the dissolution of the uyezd , but remained the most northerly town on the Lena until 1917, when it was demoted to rural status. In 1930, Zhigansk became the administrative center of the newly created Zhigansky District, which was declared an "Evenk National District" due to its large population of Evenks . In 2002, Evenks represented around 47% of
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