TY - JOUR
T1 - Truncated-faceted pieces in the paleolithic of northern Asia
AU - Shalagina, A. V.
AU - Krivoshapkin, A. I.
AU - Kolobova, K. A.
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - Truncated-faceted pieces have been reported from many Paleolithic industries of Eurasia and Africa. In the latest decade, this category of artifacts was identified in the Middle to Upper Paleolithic transitional and Early Upper Paleolithic industries of Northern Asia as well. The largest collection of truncated-faceted pieces in this region is associated with the Obi-Rakhmatian tradition, primarily with the Paleolithic industry of the Obi-Rakhmat Grotto, Uzbekistan. A detailed analysis of Obi-Rakhmatian truncatedfaceted pieces shows that despite unified morphometric characteristics, they could differ in function. A comparison of Obi-Rakhmatian truncated-faceted pieces with similar artifacts from nearby areas revealed their importance as a cultural and chronological marker of terminal Middle Paleolithic and early Upper Paleolithic industries in Northern Asia.
AB - Truncated-faceted pieces have been reported from many Paleolithic industries of Eurasia and Africa. In the latest decade, this category of artifacts was identified in the Middle to Upper Paleolithic transitional and Early Upper Paleolithic industries of Northern Asia as well. The largest collection of truncated-faceted pieces in this region is associated with the Obi-Rakhmatian tradition, primarily with the Paleolithic industry of the Obi-Rakhmat Grotto, Uzbekistan. A detailed analysis of Obi-Rakhmatian truncatedfaceted pieces shows that despite unified morphometric characteristics, they could differ in function. A comparison of Obi-Rakhmatian truncated-faceted pieces with similar artifacts from nearby areas revealed their importance as a cultural and chronological marker of terminal Middle Paleolithic and early Upper Paleolithic industries in Northern Asia.
KW - Early Upper Paleolithic
KW - Final Middle Paleolithic
KW - Northern Asia
KW - Truncated-faceted pieces
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U2 - 10.17746/1563-0102.2015.43.4.033-045
DO - 10.17746/1563-0102.2015.43.4.033-045
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85037093989
VL - 43
SP - 33
EP - 45
JO - Archaeology, Ethnology and Anthropology of Eurasia
JF - Archaeology, Ethnology and Anthropology of Eurasia
SN - 1563-0110
IS - 4
ER -