[Special Section on Volcanic Glass] Late Pleistocene and Early Holocene Uses of Basaltic Glass in Primorye, Far East Russia

A New Perspective Based on Sites Near the Sources

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ID9399599
AuthorsNikolay Kluyev (Russian Academy of Sciences), Nikolay A Kluyev, Igor Sleptsov (Russian Academy of Sciences), Igor Y Sleptsov
Year2007
Volume27
Issue0
Publication date2007-09-07
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueBulletin of the Indo-Pacific Prehistory Association (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0156-1316 • E-ISSN: 1835-1794
PublisherUniversity of Washington Libraries (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.7152/bippa.v27i0.11984
OpenAlexW2026685065
LanguageEN
Citations received3

Basaltic glass artefacts are common at many sites dating from the Late Pleistocene-Early Holocene in the Primorye region of Far East Russia. Sourcing by various geochemical techniques indicates that the vast majority are derived from outcrops in the nearby Shkotovo Plateau. This raises the problem of where and how the large quantities of basaltic glass were acquired: e.g. through trade, embedded procurement, or direct access to outcrops. A recent survey has located 10 new sites (Tigrovy 1-10) on river terraces near these basaltic glass sources. Study of the material can provide information about which form of procurement was used in the past. Some of the sites are proposed as primary `quarries,' whereas others are hypothesised as temporary camps or longer term base camps. Our preliminary conclusion is that the sites located near the sources are linked to distant settlement sites, possibly as part of seasonal movements between the forest and the river valleys

Archaeology · Art · Basalt · Far East · Geochemistry · Holocene · Perspective (graphical · Pleistocene · Section (typography · Volcanic glass · Volcanic rock · Volcano · Geology and Paleoclimatology Research · History · Marine and environmental studies · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology · Geology · Paleontology

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