The stone industry transformations at the edge of Pleistocene and Holocene: Evidence from the north-western and north-central Caucasus

In this paper, the authors report results of a detailed technological and typological analysis of the Epipalaeolithic assemblages from three stratified sites in the North Caucasus that were excavated in recent years at a modern scientific level with application of sediment water screening, which all...

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Published in:Archaeological research in Asia 2022-09, Vol.31, p.100385, Article 100385
Main Authors: Golovanova, L.V., Doronicheva, E.V., Nedomolkin, A.G., Doronichev, V.B., Shirobokov, I.G., Petrov, A.Yu, Maksimov, F.E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Early Holocene
Epipalaeolithic
Final Pleistocene
Knapping technology
North Caucasus
Stone industry transformations
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Summary:In this paper, the authors report results of a detailed technological and typological analysis of the Epipalaeolithic assemblages from three stratified sites in the North Caucasus that were excavated in recent years at a modern scientific level with application of sediment water screening, which allowed to obtain numerous microlithic artefacts. The lithic analysis of the assemblages indicates a gradual development in the knapping technology, which resulted in the first application of the pressure flaking technique in the final Epipalaeolithic, and innovations in the tool set, particularly in the assortment of geometric microliths. The authors consider the stone industry transformations at the edge of Pleistocene and Holocene in the context of cultural continuity during the final Epipalaeolithic and up to the beginning of the Holocene in the region.
ISSN:2352-2267
DOI:10.1016/j.ara.2022.100385