Преемственность развития верхнепалеолитических и мезолитических индустрий в западной части Центральной Азии
Developmental Continuity Between the Upper Palaeolithic and Mesolithic Industries of Western Central Asia

Summary/Abstract: Western Central Asia; Upper Palaeolithic; Mesolithic; Epipalaeolithic; cultural continuity; geometric microliths; backing technique; carinated technologyThe Mesolithic of Western Central Asia has traditionally been considered as a discrete phenomenon, consisting of several unrelated stages. The genesis of the Early Mesolithic was thought to have been a result of population migrations from the Near East, while the genesis of the Late Mesolithic was explained in terms of migrations/diffusions from the Near and Middle East. The regional Upper Palaeolithic complexes were not considered as a possible source for the local Mesolithic because of their archaic appearance and the lack of technical and typological traits characteristic of the Mesolithic. The data obtained in 2005—2014 provide a different perspective on the cultural processes that took place in the Upper Palaeolithic and Mesolithic of Western Central Asia.

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