New Findings on Lithic Industries of the Middle to Upper Paleolithic Boundary in Dagestan

Anoykin, Anton; Slavinski, V.S.; Rudaya, Natalia; Rybalko, A.G.

doi:10.1016/j.aeae.2013.11.003

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“…Large lithic assemblages that were excavated in Tinit-1 (over 1600 lithic artefacts in 2007–2010 excavations and 335 lithic artefacts in 2011 excavation) show that this site represents a short-term stone knapping workshop and, probably, hunting camp. The excavators note that the stone knapping technology at Tinit-1 was aimed to the production of elongated blanks using volumetric parallel flaking and Levallois recurrent flaking methods [ 38 ]. In the upper horizons 1–4 and the lower horizons 5–9, the average blade percentage (Ilam) is 21% and 17.2% respectively, but increases to 29% and 31% respectively if laminar flakes are included.…”

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Archaeological evidence for two culture diverse Neanderthal populations in the North Caucasus and contacts between them

Doronicheva¹,

Golovanova²,

Doronichev³

et al. 2023

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Neanderthals were widespread during the Middle Palaeolithic (MP) across Europe and Asia, including the Caucasus Mountains. Occupying the border between eastern Europe and West Asia, the Caucasus is important region regarding the Neanderthal occupation of Eurasia. On current radiometric estimates, the MP is represented in the Caucasus between about 260–210 ka and about 40 ka. Archaeological record indicates that several culture diverse MP hominin populations inhabited the Caucasus, but the region complex population history during this period remains poorly understood. In this paper, we identify for the first time the archaeological evidence indicating contacts between two culture diverse MP Neanderthal populations in the North Caucasus and discuss the nature of these contacts. Basing on the lithic assemblages that we excavated at Mezmaiskaya cave in the north-western Caucasus (Kuban River basin) and Saradj-Chuko grotto in the north-central Caucasus (Terek River basin), dating from MIS 5 to MIS 3, and comparative data from other MP sites in the Caucasus, we identify two large cultural regions that existed during the late MP in the North Caucasus. The distinctive toolkits and stone knapping technologies indicate that the MP assemblages from Mezmaiskaya cave and other sites in the west of North Caucasus represent a Caucasian variant of the Eastern Micoquian industry that was wide spread in central and eastern Europe, while the assemblages from Saradj-Chuko Grotto and other sites in the east of North Caucasus closely resemble the Zagros Mousterian industry that was wide spread in the Armenian Highlands, Lesser Caucasus and Zagros Mountains. The archaeological evidence implies that two culture diverse populations of Neanderthals settled the North Caucasus during the Late Pleistocene from two various source regions: from the Armenian Highlands and Lesser Caucasus along the Caspian Sea coast, and from Russian plain along the Sea of Azov coast.

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“…Drawings and photos of three refitting samples, representing volumetric parallel flaking (B) and Levallois recurrent flaking (C, D). Modified from [ 38 : figs 6, 8, 9, 11].…”

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Archaeological evidence for two culture diverse Neanderthal populations in the North Caucasus and contacts between them

Doronicheva¹,

Golovanova²,

Doronichev³

et al. 2023

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“…Нижняя хронологическая граница ископаемого почвенного горизонта на Тините-1 на основе результатов 14 С-датирования определяется возрастом ≈ 39 тыс. л.н., а совокупность естественнонаучных данных позволяет утверждать, что рассматриваемые каменные индустрии обоих памятников принадлежат к одному культурно-хронологическому интервалу [7,8].…”

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“…л.н.) обнаруживают сходство с индустриями загрос-таврийского типа (к их кругу относят материалы стоянок Закавказья), однако, в более поздний период прослежива-ются явные их отличия от комплексов соседних территорий [5,7]. Так дагестанские индустрии рубежа среднего -верхнего палеолита на временном отрезке протяженностью около 15 тыс.…”

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The Middle to Upper Paleolithic Transition in Dagestan

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В статье приводятся данные по стратиграфии, хозяйственному назначению и технико-типологическая характеристика археологических материалов памятников Тинит-1 и Рубас-1 (Дагестан), являющихся ключевыми для переходного периода от среднего к верхнему палеолиту на Северо-Восточном Кавказе. Проводится анализ каменных индустрий, определяются их хронологические рамки. Рассматриваемые археологические комплексы подразделяются на две группы ассамбляжей -финала среднего и начала перехода к верхнему палеолиту. Проводится сравнение этих индустрий с синхронными археологическими комплексами Кавказа. Делается вывод, что процесс перехода к верхнему палеолиту на территории Дагестана носил достаточно продолжительный и плавный характер при наличии развитой местной леваллуа-мустьерской индустрии, которая могла служить для него основой.

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Nouvelles données sur l’utilisation des matières premières lithiques et la mobilité pendant le Paléolithique moyen du Caucase du Nord

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New Findings on Lithic Industries of the Middle to Upper Paleolithic Boundary in Dagestan

Cited by 6 publications

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Archaeological evidence for two culture diverse Neanderthal populations in the North Caucasus and contacts between them

Archaeological evidence for two culture diverse Neanderthal populations in the North Caucasus and contacts between them

The Middle to Upper Paleolithic Transition in Dagestan

Nouvelles données sur l’utilisation des matières premières lithiques et la mobilité pendant le Paléolithique moyen du Caucase du Nord

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