Kuĺ 1, a mesolithic site from South-West Belorussia
Kuĺ 1, stanowisko mezolityczne z południowo-zachodniej Białorusi
Author(s): Aliaksandr M. VashanauSubject(s): History, Archaeology
Published by: Łódzkie Towarzystwo Naukowe
Keywords: mezolit; Białoruś; kultura Kudlajevka; Mesolithic; Mesolithic of Belorussia; Kudlaevka culture
Summary/Abstract: Kuĺ 1 settlement is located 5.1 km to the west of Sviatica village, Liachavičy District, BrestRegion (southwestern Belorussia). An area of 81 m2 was excavated at the site in 2006. The obtained archaeologicalassemblageconsists of 286 flint artifacts. Cores for blades and flakes are represented by single- (2 pieces), double- (3) andmultiplatform (3) ones as well as four fragments. Tool-set contains various types of burins (12), end-scrapers (3),a scraper (1), truncated blades (3), adzes (3). A bladelet with truncated base is the only microlith in the assemblage.It is possible to attribute the assemblage to Kudlaevka culture based on peculiarities of flintworking technologyand morphology of tools.
Journal: Acta Archaeologica Lodziensia
- Issue Year: 2017
- Issue No: 63
- Page Range: 37-47
- Page Count: 11
- Language: English
