History of studies of Middle Palaeolithic sites in the south-west of the Russian Plain
This paper is dedicated to generalization of the data obtained during the almost century-long studies of the south-western area of the East European Plain including the researches conducted in the last years. Naturally, the limited volume of the present communication does not allow us to consider in detail the entire material but it makes it possible to trace the major stages and directions of the development of investigations in the region under consideration.