G A Mukhtarov
Biographic Data
| ID | 113946 |
|---|---|
| NAME | G A Mukhtarov |
| GIVEN NAMES | G A |
| FAMILY NAME | Mukhtarov |
| SIGNATURE | MUKHTAROV G A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Academy of Sciences Republic of Uzbekistan |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5405-0041 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Survey for New Stone Age Sites in Southern Uzbekistan in 2025
The article presents the results of archaeological survey work carried out in 2025 in southern Uzbekistan, in the Kashkadarya Region, near the city of Guzar. The research was conducted jointly by the National Center of Archaeology of Uzbekistan and the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography of SB RAS, continuing the survey initiated in 2023. Field investigations were conducted on the northwestern slopes of the southwestern spurs of the Gissar R…
Elongated Retouched Points from the Middle Paleolithic Complexes of Obi-Rakhmat Grotto
This article discusses the technological and morphological variability of stone points from the Obi-Rakhmat variant of the Middle Paleolithic in Central Asia. Special attention is given to the category of convergent tools, as sets of elongated retouched points often serve as markers in the context of Middle Paleolithic laminar industries, which are typically associated with early manifestations of anatomically modern humans. The study of their mo…
Preservation of Middle Paleolithic Open-Air Sites in Low-Mountain Landscapes
Purpose . The multi-layered Paleolithic site of Kuksaray-2 was discovered in 2021 on the right side of the Akhangaran River valley (Eastern Uzbekistan). During fieldwork of 2023 it was established that the lithic industry from layers 0–2 is associated with the MIS-3, and the most ancient complex from layer 4 may belong to the MIS-5. In 2024, exploration of the Kuksaray-2 site was continued by trench 3/2024, 5/2024, 6/2024, 7/2024 and 8/2024 to cl…
Small Blade and Bladelet Production in Central Asia at the Turn of MIS 7 and 6
В статье рассматриваются нуклеусы для получения мелких пластин и пластинок методами параллельного, торцового и резцового расщепления из слоя 23 стоянки Кульбулак в Западном Тянь-Шане (раскопки 2016-2017 гг.). Среди ядрищ (27 экз.) типологическим методом выделены плоскостные (продольные и поперечные), объемные (кареноидное, подконусовидные и подцилиндрическое), торцовые (в т.ч. нуклеусы-резцы). Анализ последовательности сколов (scar-pattern analys…
The Lithic Industry of the Kuksaray-2 Site (Eastern Uzbekistan)
The research of the Kuksaray-2 site with a minimally disturbed cultural-stratigraphic sequence was continued in 2024. According to the paleogeographic reconstruction, layer 0 represents deposits formed during MIS 3, subsequently reworked by soil formation processes in the Holocene. Layer 1 was also formed during MIS 3, but less affected by subsequent soil formation processes. Layer 2 was formed during MIS 4. The deposits of layers 3 and 4 were fo…
Cultural Mosaic of the Middle Paleolithic in Western Tien Shan
Purpose. The term “archaeological frontier” was first applied to the Western Tien Shan about 10 years ago to explain the phenomenon of the early appearance of microblade knapping in the Middle Paleolithic industries. Based on the results of a comparative analysis of the collections of Obi-Rakhmat and Kulbulak and materials from other synchronous monuments in the region, it was suggested that the Western Pamir-Tien Shan could be a zone of competit…
Attribution and variability of multilayered Paleolithic complexes
The tool collections found in multi-layered Paleolithic sites are not only a result of various life activities that occurred at these sites, but they also correspond to the cultural or industrial variants in the contexts in which they were produced. The composition of the tool collections is contingent upon the extent of the excavated area of the site. The functionality of the tool sets may change over time in response to fluctuations in palaeoen…
Small Blade and Bladelet Production in Central Asia at the Turn of MIS 7 and 6
We describe 27 parallel, narrow-faced, and burin-cores for small blades and bladelets from Kulbulak layer 23, Western Tien Shan, excavated in 2016 and 2017. In terms of typology, flat-faced (longitudinal and transverse), prismatic (carinated, subconical, and subcylindrical), and narrow-faced cores (including burin[1]cores) were identified. Scar pattern analysis suggests that regardless of the typological affiliation of cores, a uniform technologi…
The Emergence of Levallois Blade Industry in the Western Foothills of Tien Shan
В статье рассматриваются материалы слоя 24 стоянки Кульбулак (Западный Тянь-Шань), полученные в ходе полевых работ 2018-2019 гг. На основе данных о возрасте слоя 16 (соответствует МИС 5е) и геологическом строении отложений проведено стратиграфическое расчленение разреза Кульбулака с выделением основных палеогеографических этапов его формирования. Слои 25-22, вероятно, соотносятся с периодом потепления второй половины МИС 7. Установлено, что перви…
The Emergence of Levallois Blade Industry in the Western Foothills of Tien Shan
We describe fi nds from layer 24 of Kulbulak, Western Tien Shan, excavated in 2018–2019. On the basis of the age of layer 16 (MIS 5e) and the geological context of the deposits, the profi le of the site was subdivided into paleogeographic stages. Layers 25–22 likely correlate with the warming period in the second half of MIS 7. Primary reduction in layer 24 industry was based on parallel uni- and bidirectional techniques, with wide and narrow-fac…
New Stratifi ed Paleolithic Sites in Akhangaran Valley (Uzbekistan)
The paper deals with survey data recorded in 2021 in Uzbekistan by joint team of the Institute of Archeology and Ethnography SB RAS, Warsaw University, and National Center of Archaeology Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan. Based on 2018-2019 data, we carried out local excavations, and the Paleolithic artifacts were recorded in the cross-sections of two sites—Ertashsai-12 and Kuksarai-2 located on the right side of the Akhangaran va…
Raw Material Selection Strategies in the Kulbulak Middle Paleolithic Complexes
The paper addresses analyses of the raw material of the Middle Paleolithic lithic complexes of the Kulbulak site (layers 12.1, 12.3, 14, 16, and 17.1). The lithic industries described in the paper are characterized by the nearest provenance of raw materials (within 1.5 km) including flint outcrops and alluvial effusive pebbles. Flint predominated; it was used for both Levallois and bladelet production, the bladelet share increases up the profile.…
First Results of Research into the Lithic Industry from Layer 24 at the Kulbulak Site (Excavations of 2019)
The Emergence of Levallois Blade Industry in the Western Foothills of Tien Shan
We describe fi nds from layer 24 of Kulbulak, Western Tien Shan, excavated in 2018–2019. On the basis of the age of layer 16 (MIS 5e) and the geological context of the deposits, the profi le of the site was subdivided into paleogeographic stages. Layers 25–22 likely correlate with the warming period in the second half of MIS 7. Primary reduction in layer 24 industry was based on parallel uni- and bidirectional techniques, with wide and narrow-fac…
First Results of Research into the Lithic Industry from Layer 24 at the Kulbulak Site (Excavations of 2019)
New Stratifi ed Paleolithic Sites in Akhangaran Valley (Uzbekistan)
The paper deals with survey data recorded in 2021 in Uzbekistan by joint team of the Institute of Archeology and Ethnography SB RAS, Warsaw University, and National Center of Archaeology Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan. Based on 2018-2019 data, we carried out local excavations, and the Paleolithic artifacts were recorded in the cross-sections of two sites—Ertashsai-12 and Kuksarai-2 located on the right side of the Akhangaran va…
Raw Material Selection Strategies in the Kulbulak Middle Paleolithic Complexes
The paper addresses analyses of the raw material of the Middle Paleolithic lithic complexes of the Kulbulak site (layers 12.1, 12.3, 14, 16, and 17.1). The lithic industries described in the paper are characterized by the nearest provenance of raw materials (within 1.5 km) including flint outcrops and alluvial effusive pebbles. Flint predominated; it was used for both Levallois and bladelet production, the bladelet share increases up the profile.…
The Emergence of Levallois Blade Industry in the Western Foothills of Tien Shan
В статье рассматриваются материалы слоя 24 стоянки Кульбулак (Западный Тянь-Шань), полученные в ходе полевых работ 2018-2019 гг. На основе данных о возрасте слоя 16 (соответствует МИС 5е) и геологическом строении отложений проведено стратиграфическое расчленение разреза Кульбулака с выделением основных палеогеографических этапов его формирования. Слои 25-22, вероятно, соотносятся с периодом потепления второй половины МИС 7. Установлено, что перви…
The Emergence of Levallois Blade Industry in the Western Foothills of Tien Shan
We describe fi nds from layer 24 of Kulbulak, Western Tien Shan, excavated in 2018–2019. On the basis of the age of layer 16 (MIS 5e) and the geological context of the deposits, the profi le of the site was subdivided into paleogeographic stages. Layers 25–22 likely correlate with the warming period in the second half of MIS 7. Primary reduction in layer 24 industry was based on parallel uni- and bidirectional techniques, with wide and narrow-fac…
Small Blade and Bladelet Production in Central Asia at the Turn of MIS 7 and 6
В статье рассматриваются нуклеусы для получения мелких пластин и пластинок методами параллельного, торцового и резцового расщепления из слоя 23 стоянки Кульбулак в Западном Тянь-Шане (раскопки 2016-2017 гг.). Среди ядрищ (27 экз.) типологическим методом выделены плоскостные (продольные и поперечные), объемные (кареноидное, подконусовидные и подцилиндрическое), торцовые (в т.ч. нуклеусы-резцы). Анализ последовательности сколов (scar-pattern analys…
The Lithic Industry of the Kuksaray-2 Site (Eastern Uzbekistan)
The research of the Kuksaray-2 site with a minimally disturbed cultural-stratigraphic sequence was continued in 2024. According to the paleogeographic reconstruction, layer 0 represents deposits formed during MIS 3, subsequently reworked by soil formation processes in the Holocene. Layer 1 was also formed during MIS 3, but less affected by subsequent soil formation processes. Layer 2 was formed during MIS 4. The deposits of layers 3 and 4 were fo…
Cultural Mosaic of the Middle Paleolithic in Western Tien Shan
Purpose. The term “archaeological frontier” was first applied to the Western Tien Shan about 10 years ago to explain the phenomenon of the early appearance of microblade knapping in the Middle Paleolithic industries. Based on the results of a comparative analysis of the collections of Obi-Rakhmat and Kulbulak and materials from other synchronous monuments in the region, it was suggested that the Western Pamir-Tien Shan could be a zone of competit…
Attribution and variability of multilayered Paleolithic complexes
The tool collections found in multi-layered Paleolithic sites are not only a result of various life activities that occurred at these sites, but they also correspond to the cultural or industrial variants in the contexts in which they were produced. The composition of the tool collections is contingent upon the extent of the excavated area of the site. The functionality of the tool sets may change over time in response to fluctuations in palaeoen…
Small Blade and Bladelet Production in Central Asia at the Turn of MIS 7 and 6
We describe 27 parallel, narrow-faced, and burin-cores for small blades and bladelets from Kulbulak layer 23, Western Tien Shan, excavated in 2016 and 2017. In terms of typology, flat-faced (longitudinal and transverse), prismatic (carinated, subconical, and subcylindrical), and narrow-faced cores (including burin[1]cores) were identified. Scar pattern analysis suggests that regardless of the typological affiliation of cores, a uniform technologi…
Survey for New Stone Age Sites in Southern Uzbekistan in 2025
The article presents the results of archaeological survey work carried out in 2025 in southern Uzbekistan, in the Kashkadarya Region, near the city of Guzar. The research was conducted jointly by the National Center of Archaeology of Uzbekistan and the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography of SB RAS, continuing the survey initiated in 2023. Field investigations were conducted on the northwestern slopes of the southwestern spurs of the Gissar R…
Elongated Retouched Points from the Middle Paleolithic Complexes of Obi-Rakhmat Grotto
This article discusses the technological and morphological variability of stone points from the Obi-Rakhmat variant of the Middle Paleolithic in Central Asia. Special attention is given to the category of convergent tools, as sets of elongated retouched points often serve as markers in the context of Middle Paleolithic laminar industries, which are typically associated with early manifestations of anatomically modern humans. The study of their mo…
Preservation of Middle Paleolithic Open-Air Sites in Low-Mountain Landscapes
Purpose . The multi-layered Paleolithic site of Kuksaray-2 was discovered in 2021 on the right side of the Akhangaran River valley (Eastern Uzbekistan). During fieldwork of 2023 it was established that the lithic industry from layers 0–2 is associated with the MIS-3, and the most ancient complex from layer 4 may belong to the MIS-5. In 2024, exploration of the Kuksaray-2 site was continued by trench 3/2024, 5/2024, 6/2024, 7/2024 and 8/2024 to cl…
Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (9 works) · Archaeology (8 works) · Geography (8 works) · Geology (7 works) · Middle Paleolithic (7 works) · Pleistocene (6 works) · Materials Science (5 works) · Composite material (4 works) · Engineering (4 works) · Upper Paleolithic (4 works)