New data on the Zhe-Kalgan I site in the Northern Caspian region

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ID4658478
AuthorsA A Vybornov (0000-0002-3893-2933, Samara State University of Social Sciences and Education, corresponding author), Irina N Vasilyeva (0000-0002-0808-1285), F F Gilyazov (0000-0002-2552-4850)
Year2025
Issue1(68
Pages5-16
Publication date2025-03-15
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueVestnik arheologii, antropologii i ètnografii (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1811-7465 • E-ISSN: 2071-0437
PublisherTyumen Scientific Center of the SB RAS (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.20874/2071-0437-2025-68-1-1
OpenAlexW4408297375
LanguageEN
References cited6

The paper presents a comprehensive analysis of materials of the Late Neolithic site in the Northern Caspian region. The typological method established the heterogeneity of the pottery complex. Technical and technological analysis of the initial plastic raw materials and the formula of molding clay demonstrated major differences, which allow distinguishing three groups. The comparison of the stone inventory of the site by different types of raw ma-terials revealed two variants of the flint and quartzite complex. The first one is similar by tool types to the Kairshak materials (trapezoids, scrapers pointed and with a "muzzle"), and the second one - to the Tentexor ones (mas-siveness of blanks, the nature of retouching). This confirms the continuity of the stone industry from the Middle to Late Neolithic. Traceological analysis has shown that trapezoids with flattening retouching were used as arrow-heads. The quartzite assemblages are closer to the Caspian Culture. From the radiocarbon dating results, the age of the Zhe-Kalgan I site is the youngest of the Tentexor-type monuments. As a result, it has been concluded that the site was inhabited several times during the Late Neolithic

Geography · Ancient Near East History · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies · Geology

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