Humanities & Social Sciences 10 (2016 9) 2460-2464 ~ ~ ~ УДК 903.21 J. Maringer’s Views on the Development of Stone Age in Inner and Outer Mongolia Daniil O. Nikulin* Novosibirsk State National Research University 2 Pirogova Str., Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia Received 27.06.2016, received in revised form 27.07.2016, accepted 03.09.2016 This article concerns John Maringer’s views on the development of Stone Age in Mongolia. <...> It aims to analyse his works as an important stage of the archaeological study of the Mongolian Stone Age in early 20th century; some feedback and criticism from different authors, both from Russia and from the West, are also discussed. <...> J. Maringer performs the biggest role in the study of the archeological legacy of the Sino-Swedish Expedition led by S. Hedin and the Central-Asian Expedition led by R.C. Andrews. <...> However, he remains relatively unknown in Russian historiography despite his important and somewhat unique role in the archaeological study of Central Asia and, more precisely, the Sino-Swedish Expedition, which by itself deserves more interest from Russian science. <...> Connection between Southern Siberia and Mongolia, as seen by J. Maringer, might be of some interest for Russian archaeology. <...> Some of his other points state absence of any evidence of the shift from Mesolithic to Late Neolithic times and the division of Neolithic period in Inner Mongolia into several sub-categories, namely facies. <...> It is important for the historiography of archaelogy as it is viewed in Russia to include these studies since they were very progressive for their time and gathered a lot of archaeological evidence. <...> Introduction J. Maringer plays the largest role in the study of the archaeological legacy of the SinoSwedish expedition led by S. Hedin and Central Asian expedition led by R.C. Andrews. <...> All rights reserved * Corresponding author E-mail address: poly@admin.nsu.ru – 2460 – Inner and Outer Mongolia. <...> The purpose of this article is to analyse J. Maringer’s views on the genesis, as well as the similarities and differences of the archaeological cultures of Mongolian Stone Age, as these views are an important stage in the development of the archaeological study of the Stone Age in Mongolia in the early 20th century. <...> J. Maringer’s Views on the Development of Stone Age in Inner and Outer Mongolia found flint tools <...>