TECHNIQUE OF PRIMARY STONE KNAPPING ON THE PALEOLYTIC LOCATIONS IN THE NORTHERN ARAL REGION (Western Kazakhstan)

  • A.M. Chekha Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography of the SB RAS Email: Chekhandrej@yandex.ru
DOI_disc_logo https://doi.org/10.14258/tpai(2018)4(24).-10
Keywords: Western Kazakhstan, Northern Aral region, surface occurrence of artifacts, primary splitting, cores

Abstract

The locations of Aral AD, Aral-1–2, 4–6, 8, were discovered during exploration work in the territory of the northern coast of the Aral Sea in Western Kazakhstan in 1998–1999 by a joint Russian-Kazakhstan expedition. Due to the extremely limited timeframe of the research, a detailed study of these points was not possible, the collection of archaeological material was carried out selectively; in preference were the most expressive products. In the collection of stone artifacts of the locations of the Northern Aral region related to the primary splitting, monofrontal, bifrontal and radial cores predominate. Also there are single two-platform monofrontal cores, cores with flaking perpendicular to the axis of one plane, end and prismatic cores. Excessive amount of raw materials available at these sites, allowed selecting the blank pieces suitable in the form and requiring minimal adjustments. In general, the technology of primary splitting in the locations of the Northern Aral Sea region is characterized as non-blade, non-Levalloi, aimed at obtaining flakes. The presence of orthogonal and discoid ones, and the manifestation of early techniques of face and prismatic splitting should be noted.

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Author Biography

A.M. Chekha, Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography of the SB RAS

Чеха Андрей Михайлович, младший научный сотрудник Института археологиии этнографии СО РАН

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Published
2018-12-24
How to Cite
Chekha A. TECHNIQUE OF PRIMARY STONE KNAPPING ON THE PALEOLYTIC LOCATIONS IN THE NORTHERN ARAL REGION (Western Kazakhstan) // THEORY AND PRACTICE OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESEARCH, 2018. Vol. 24, № 4. P. 119-127 DOI: 10.14258/tpai(2018)4(24).-10. URL: http://journal.asu.ru/tpai/article/view/%2824%29.-10.
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Vol 24 No 4 (2018)
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FOREIGN ARCHAEOLOGY

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