Новые данные по мезолиту Восточного Прикаспия: каменная индустрия грота Дам-Дам-Чешме-2 (по материалам раскопок А. П. Окладникова)
New Data on the Mesolithic of Eastern Caspian: Lithic Industry of Dam-Dam-Cheshme-2 Site (based on A. P. Okladnikov’s materials)

Summary/Abstract: Recent research shows evidence of human migrations from Western Asia into Central Asia during the final Pleistocene — early Holocene transition. The Eastern Caspian region serves as a bridge between these two regions. The rockshelter of Dam-Dam-Cheshme-2, located in the Eastern Caspian, is one of the region’s most important multilayer stratified sites. It was discovered and excavated by A. P. Okladnikov in 1950s, but only a short description of the site’s stone tool assemblage has been published. This article presents a comprehensive attribute analysis of the lithic industry from the Mesolithic level of Dam-Dam-Cheshme 2 and reveals the features of application of pressure techniques. The findings allowed a correlation with materials collected from adjoining regions. This industry demonstrates important similarities with Mesolithic assemblages of the Southern Caspian, suggesting that this macroregion was one whole cultural area between ca. 12—10 kyr bp.

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