nscArchaeology, Ethnology & Anthropology of EurasiaАрхеология, этнография и антропология Евразии1563-0110IAET SB RAS10.17746/1563-0110.2021.49.2.023-031nsc-1223Research ArticlePALEOENVIRONMENT. THE STONE AGEПАЛЕОЭКОЛОГИЯ. КАМЕННЫЙ ВЕКPercussive-Abrasive Stone Tools from Chagyrskaya Cave: Results of Functional AnalysisSeletskyM. V.

Pr. Akademika Lavrentieva 17, Novosibirsk, 630090

archmax95@gmail.comFedorchenkoA. Y.

Pr. Akademika Lavrentieva 17, Novosibirsk, 630090

winteralex2008@gmail.comChistyakovP. V.

Pr. Akademika Lavrentieva 17, Novosibirsk, 630090

pavelchist@gmail.comMarkinS. V.

Pr. Akademika Lavrentieva 17, Novosibirsk, 630090

markin@archaeology.nsc.ruKolobovaK. A.

Pr. Akademika Lavrentieva 17, Novosibirsk, 630090

kolobovak@yandex.ruInstitute of Archaeology and Ethnography, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of SciencesRussian Federation2021050720214922331Copyright © Seletsky M.V., Fedorchenko A.Y., Chistyakov P.V., Markin S.V., Kolobova K.A., 20212021Seletsky M.V., Fedorchenko A.Y., Chistyakov P.V., Markin S.V., Kolobova K.A.Seletsky M.V., Fedorchenko A.Y., Chistyakov P.V., Markin S.V., Kolobova K.A.Данная работа распространяется под лицензией Creative Commons Attribution 4.0.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.https://journal.archaeology.nsc.ru/jour/article/view/1223

This article presents a comprehensive study of percussive-abrasive active stone tools from Chagyrskaya Cave, using experimental use-wear and statistical methods, supplemented by 3D-modeling. Experiments combined with use- wear analysis allowed us to determine the functions of these tools by comparing the working surfaces and use-wear traces in the Chagyrskaya samples with those in the reference samples. As a result, we identified 19 retouchers, four hammerstones for processing mineral raw materials, and one hammer for splitting bone, which indicates the dominance of secondary processing over primary knapping in the Chagyrskaya lithic assemblage. Using statistical analysis, we traced the differences in the dimensions of the manuports and lithics under study. These artifacts are a promising and underestimated source of information for identifying working operations associated with stone- and bone-processing; moreover, they can provide new data on the functional attribution of sites and the mobility of early hominins.

Chagyrskaya CaveMiddle Paleolithicpercussive-abrasive stone toolsexperimental use-wear analysisstatistical analysis3D-modeling3D-modeling of percussive-abrasive tools was carried under the R&D Project No. 0264-2019-0009, use-wear and statistical analyzes were supported by the Russian Science Foundation Grant No. 19-48-04107, experimental research was supported by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research, Project No. 18- 09-00041. The authors would like to thank V.M. Kharevich for the opportunity to study the experimental hammerstones and retouchers.ReferencesAdams J., Delgado S., Dubreuil L., Hamon C., Plisson H., Risch R. 2009 Functional analysis of macro-lithic artefacts: A focus on working surfaces. In Non-Flint Raw Material Use in Prehistory: Old Prejudices and New Directions, F. Sternke, L. Eigeland, L.-J. Costa (eds.). 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