This major work, the result of collaboration among scholars who worked         at dozens of sites from the Ural Mountains to the Pacific Ocean, is the         first volume in English to summarize the massive quantity of archaeological         data on the Paleolithic occupation of Siberia. Written by leading Russian         experts and edited by scholars including the late Demitri Shimkin, the         book presents the results of field studies conducted over some twenty-five         years.       It traces the routes of human migration throughout Eurasia, shows Siberian         lithic industries as they evolved from the Early through the Middle and         Late Paleolithic, and correlates them with reports from Mongolia, China,         Japan, and America.       "A major, singular contribution. . . . Several more geographically         or temporally restricted texts exist, but none I've seen can match the         breadth or depth of this massive work."         -- John W. Olsen, coeditor of Paleoanthropology and Paleolithic Archaeology         in the People's Republic of China       "A much needed work marked by uniformly high scholarship and clear         writing, this will be a standard reference of value for years to come."         -- J. M. Adovasio, Mercyhurst Archaeological Institute and Archaeology         Research Program, Mercyhurst College