Industry of Okladnikov Cave Layer 3 in the Context of the Sibiryachikha Complexes of the Altai Mountains

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ID6037536
AutoresK Kolobova (0000-0002-5757-3251), Igor Tyugashev (0000-0001-5885-1535), I E Tyugashev, Aliona Kharevich (0000-0002-2267-2452), Vladimir Kharevich (0000-0003-2632-6888), Anastasiya Kolyasnikova (0000-0002-6356-3738), M V Seletsky (0000-0003-2581-8792), P V Chistyakov (0000-0001-7036-7092), Sergey Markin (0000-0002-4528-8613), A P Derevianko (0000-0003-1156-8331)
Año2025
Volumen52
Número4
Páginas50-58
Fecha de publicación2025-01-12
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaArchaeology Ethnology and Anthropology of Eurasia (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1563-0110 • E-ISSN: 1531-832X
EditorialInstitute of Archaeology and Ethnography SB RAS (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.17746/1563-0110.2024.52.4.050-058
OpenAlexW4406378790
IdiomaEN
Referencias citadas11

This paper presents the results of a comprehensive analysis of lithics from layer 3 of Okladnikov Cave and their relevance to the Sibiryachikha industries of the Altai Mountains. Attribute analysis has shown that the industry of layer 3 demonstrates technological and typological similarities with the Sibiryachikha industries. These include radial flaking with an offset technological axis, a predominance of convergent side-scrapers, and a series of planoconvex bifacial tools. Functionally, the site was a camp where horse and rhinoceros carcasses were butchered and consumed. The analysis of flaking sequence integrity revealed similarity between Okladnikov layer 3 and Chagyrskaya industries in terms of primary and bifacial reduction. The initial stages of core decortication were carried out outside the cave, at the rock outcrops. Subsequent stages of core utilization and all stages of bifacial flaking were carried out in situ. The main difference between Okladnikov layer 3 and Chagyrskaya layer 6c/2 industries concerns only the stage of manufacturing and modifying stone tools. At Okladnikov Cave, these processes were much more intense than at Chagyrskaya, which may indicate transportation of numerous tools and blanks made of high-quality raw material from more distant sources

Ancient history · Archaeology · Cave · Context (archaeology · Geography · Layer (electronics · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Chemistry · Image Processing and 3D Reconstruction · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology · History