N. D. Praslov and the formation of the model of cultural and chronological differentiation of the Paleolithic of Kostenki

Abstract

В № 17 «Записок ИИМК РАН» публикуются научные исследования в области изучения древнекаменного века Восточной Европы, представленные на Международной научной конференции «Плейстоцен и палеолит Русской равнины: развитие идей комплексного подхода», посвященной 80-летию со дня рождения выдающегося исследователя палеолита Н. Д. Праслова. Издание адресовано археологам, культурологам, историкам, музееведам, студентам исторических факультетов вузов. The 17 th issue of the «Transactions of IHMC RAS» features papers focused on the Old Stone Age of East Europe, which were presented at the International scholarly conference «The Pleistocene and Paleolithic of the Russian Plain: the development of complex approach» dedicated to the 80 th birth anniversary of N. D. Praslov. The volume is intended for archaeologists, culturologists, historians, museum workers, and students of historical faculties.

The Kostënki 18 child burial and the cultural and funerary landscape of Mid Upper Palaeolithic European Russia

“…The principal sites of the Kostënki-Avdeevo Culture—Kostënki 1 Layer I, Avdeevo and Zaraisk—have each provided more than 25 dates (Damblon et al 1996; Sinitsyn et al . 1997; Amirkhanov 2000; Abramova et al . 2001; Vermeersch 2017).…”

“…The most ancient published dates for Kostënki 1 Layer I are around 24000–23500 14 C BP, as compared with around 23500–22000 14 C BP for Avdeevo and around 23000–22000 14 C BP for Zaraisk (Damblon et al 1996; Sinitsyn et al . 1997; Amirkhanov 2000; Abramova et al 2001; Vermeersch 2017). Taken together these suggest an age range of c. 24000–22000 14 C BP for the Kostënki-Avdeevo Culture ( c. 28500–26000 cal BP when calibrated against the IntCal13 curve using OxCal v4.2; Bronk Ramsey 2009; Reimer et al 2013).…”

Threading the Weft, Testing the Warp: Population Concepts and the European Upper Paleolithic Chronocultural Framework

“…A relatively large group of Gravettian sites is attributed to the Kostënki-Avdeevo Culture, including Kostënki 1/I, 13, 14/I and 18, Avdeevo, and Zaraisk, probably dating to ca. 24,000-22,500 14 C BP (Sinitsyn et al 1997;Amirkhanov 2000;Abramova et al 2001;Haesaerts et al 2017;Reynolds et al 2017). Shouldered points were found at all of these sites, and they have other lithic techno-typological features in common.…”

The Kostënki 18 child burial and the cultural and funerary landscape of Mid Upper Palaeolithic European Russia

“…No radiocarbon dates are available for the Kostënki 18 cultural layer: only material from the burial has produced published dates ( Table 1). The principal sites of the Kostënki-Avdeevo Culture-Kostënki 1 Layer I, Avdeevo and Zaraisk-have each provided more than 25 dates (Damblon et al 1996;Sinitsyn et al 1997;Amirkhanov 2000;Abramova et al 2001;Vermeersch 2017). At each site, the dates span a rather wide chronological range, which is probably due to the difficulty in producing accurate radiocarbon dates for this period (Damblon et al 1996;Higham 2011).…”

“…The most ancient published dates for Kostënki 1 Layer I are around 24 000-23 500 14 C BP, as compared with around 23 500-22 000 14 C BP for Avdeevo and around 23 000-22 000 14 C BP for Zaraisk (Damblon et al 1996;Sinitsyn et al 1997;Amirkhanov 2000;Abramova et al 2001;Vermeersch 2017). Taken together these suggest an age range of c. 24 000-22 000 14 C BP for the (Figure 2).…”