Итоги петрографического анализа каменного инвентаря памятников камской мезолитической культуры
Results of Petrographic Analysis of Stone Inventory from the Sites of the Kama Mesolithic Culture

Summary/Abstract: The article presents the results of the petrographic analysis of stone artifacts from the Mesolithic sites of the Kama region. All the sites belong to the Kama culture. These investigations showed that the main stone raw materials used for the stone industry on these sites were flint, siliceous slate and jasper. These rocks are available in the form of pebbles from alluvium of the Kama river basin. Non–flint rocks, such as sandstones, siltstones, and quartzites, could be used to make macro tools. All studied samples originate from local raw material sources. No difference in raw material preferences between the inhabitants of the Upper and Middle Kama have been found. The widespread use of siliceous slate may probably serve as a marker of the Early Mesolithic industries. A similar strategy in the selection of stone raw materials is also characteristic for the mesolithic sites of the Vychegda River basin, Komi Republic.

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