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Stone Industry of Podzvonkaya South-East Complex: General Characterization

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Author(s)
Yu. E. Antonova, V. I. Tashak
Abstract
Upper Paleolithic site Podzvonkaya (located to the South of the Western Transbaikalia) became widely known by virtue of multiple and various evidences of not utilitarian, symbolic activity of ancient people. The site consists of four complexes situated close to each other inside the boundaries of a wide amphitheater-like notch. The complexes (Lower, Eastern, South-Eastern and Western) are provided with a set of dates showing their functioning at different times and associating the settlement with the Initial stage of Upper Paleolithic. The archeological materials of all complexes are considered in the frame of development of Tolbaga culture in the Western Transbaikal region. Albeit well-knowness of the Podzvonkaya site the stone industry of the complexes is represented in the literature only by fragments, the existing articles covered only the materials of Lower and Eastern complexes. This article presents the characteristics of primary knapping and toolkit from South-Eastern complex. Primary knapping is based on parallel reduction of flat and subprismatic cores aimed to get large blades, which are the main blanks for tools’ production. Toolkit contains Middle Paleolithic (points, side-scrapers, knives) and Upper Paleolithic (end-scrapers, burins, chisel-like tools) tool types. Upon the main features, the industry of SEC constitutes united developmental line with the other complexes of Podzvonkaya site. In broader terms, the industry bears a resemblance to contemporaneous sites of Mongolia and Altai (Tolbor 4, Kara-Bom). However, these industries display some diversities preventing from connecting the sites in the single network of direct migrations of ancient population.
Keywords
Upper Paleolithic, stone industry, artifacts typology, stratigraphy, Western Transbaikalia
UDC
903.01
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