Lithic Points in the Epipaleolithic of the North-Western Caucasus
Forms and functions (preliminary results based on materials from Mezmaiskaya Cave)
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11810328 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Revina Elena I (corresponding author), Galina Poplevko (0000-0002-1975-8335, Institute of History of Material Culture), Golovanova Lyubov V, Vladimir Borisovich Doronichev (0000-0003-0198-0250) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue | 41 |
| Pages | 54-67 |
| Publication date | 2022-09-30 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Povolzhskaya Arkheologiya (The Volga River Region Archaeology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2306-4099 • E-ISSN: 2500-2856 |
| Publisher | Tatarstan Academy of Sciences (PUBLISHER • RU) |
| DOI | 10.24852/pa2022.3.41.54.67 |
| OpenAlex | W4303427089 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 2 |
The Epipaleolithic industries of the Caucasus, which have similar technical and typological characteristics, contain also a specific set of lithic points, which includes mainly symmetrically retouched points, the Gravette and microgravette points, and Vachons points, as well as more rare shouldered points and some other diverse forms. The majority of previous functional analyses of the Late Upper Paleolithic and Epipaleolithic lithic points did not involve the study of correlation between the point morphological type and its function. The authors focus on the correlation between the point types and their functions, taking into account a fractional typological division of the tools. The preliminary results of the functional (use-wear) analysis of lithic points from Layer 1–3 (17/16–12/11 ka) in the Mezmaiskaya Cave indicate that all the analyzed symmetrically retouched points can be identified as piercing weapons tips. Other point forms have more diverse functions, although more than half of the Gravette, microgravette and Vachons points were also used as piercing weapons tips
Archaeology · Cave · Geography · Geometry · Middle Paleolithic · Point (geometry · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Image Processing and 3D Reconstruction · Mathematics · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology · Geology · Paleontology
| Citations per year | 1 |
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| Citation span | 2024 - 2025 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |