Technical and Morphological Model of Chalcolithic Chopping Tools of the Russian-Karelian Type From Karelia and the Upper Volga Region
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6037862 |
|---|---|
| Authors | A Tarasov (0000-0002-5737-5247, corresponding author), A Y Tarasov |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 26-34 |
| Publication date | 2017-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Archaeology Ethnology and Anthropology of Eurasia (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1563-0110 • E-ISSN: 1531-832X |
| Publisher | Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography SB RAS (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.17746/1563-0110.2017.45.2.026-034 |
| OpenAlex | W2963621814 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
The article addresses chopping tools (axes, adzes, and gouges) from the Chalcolithic peatbog sites at Sakhtysh, Karelia, associated with the Volosovo culture. This group was first separated on the basis of technological and typological criteria, and their connection with the Volosovo component of these culturally and temporally heterogeneous sites was later verified with a detailed spatial analysis. The main traits of the Volosovo tools match those of the Russian-Karelian type, found in Russian Karelia at Chalcolithic sites with Asbestos and Porous Ware. The analysis of preforms suggests that their production followed a certain technological and typological model. The basic type of tool had a trapezoid or triangular cross-section, which was formed at the knapping stage and could then be transformed into a half-oval. Knapping was done with the punch technique, also evidenced by axes with a tetrahedral cross-section, widespread in the Neolithic of northern, central, and eastern Europe. The Volosovo chopping tools at sites with asbestos ware in the Upper Volga region and Karelia, then, follow the same single technological tradition. Its distribution area cannot be delimited thus far, but it could extend beyond that of the axes with a tetrahedral cross-section
Archaeology · Bronze Age · Chalcolithic · Geography · Knapping · Section (typography · Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Computer Science · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology · Geology
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citation span | 2022 - 2023 (2) |
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| Highly cited | No |
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