The article considers the validity of identifying the toothed mousterian facies for the territory of Uzbekistan based on the study of the Middle Paleolithic collection from the Kulbulak multi-layered reference monument. Based on the analysis, we can conclude that the main marking feature of the complex referred to as a toothed moustache - the toothed contour of products - is the result of natural processes. Accordingly, the allocation of this facies on the materials of the Kulbulak site is unjustified, and it is problematic for the entire territory of Central Asia. Key words: Middle Paleolithic, toothed Mousterian facies, taphonomic retouching, Central Asia. Introduction Facies differentiation of Middle Paleolithic complexes was first proposed by F. Board in the early 60s of the XX century. to better reflect the cultural variability of the Mousterian industries in France (Bordes, 1961). To distinguish facies that existed in the Middle Paleolithic, the French researcher applied a typological approach, in which they were studied and compared on the basis of a single type list of nuclei and tools (type list F). As well as unified typological and technological indices (Levallois index, plate index, Skrebel index, etc.). The variability of the Middle Paleolithic of France revealed as a result of the introduction of unified standards for describing and comparing stone inventory attracted Stone Age researchers by the possibility of objective comparison of Paleolithic industries in geographically distant regions. Thus, the scheme of cultural development proposed to explain the variability of Mousterian industries of the inhabitants of the territory of Southern France was transferred to other regions.- The work was carried out within the framework of GC No. 02.740.11.0353 of the Federal Target Program "Scientific and scientific-pedagogical personnel of innovative Russia", RAS program project No. 28.1.9 "Culture of the primitive population of North Asia at the turn of the Mid ... Читать далее