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К проблеме культурной принадлежности Пушкарей 1
Towards the problem of cultural affiliation of Pushkari 1

Author(s): Andrei A. Sinitsyn
Subject(s): Archaeology
Published by: Издательство Исторического факультета СПбГУ
Keywords: Paleolithic of East Europe; Pushkari; Kostenki; federmesser

Summary/Abstract: The paper deals with reflection on the diagnostic component in lithic assemblage of Pushkari 1 identical with federmesser type of arc-backed knives according to morphology. Problems of cultural affiliation of Pushkari – Klussy cultural tradition and range of theirs analogies with Kostenki sites are discussed. Increased number of similar tool types in different cultural context on distinct territories and divided by large chronological gaps cannot be explained as accidental events and needs new explicative models.

  • Issue Year: 2014
  • Issue No: 18
  • Page Range: 234-244
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: Russian