Ref ID:	30452
Ref Type:	Journal Article
Authors:	Anoikin, Anton A. Postnov, Alexander V.
Title:	Features of raw material use in the Palaeolithic industries of the Mountainous Altai, Siberia, Russia
Date:	2005
Source:	Bulletin of the Indo-Pacific Prehistory Association
Notes:	Proceedings of the 17th Congress of the Indo-Pacific Prehistory Association Taipei, Taiwan 9 to 15 September 2002
Abstract:	Denisova Cave is a multilayered archaeological site in the Mountainous Altai of Siberia, Russia. This site has yielded numerous Palaeolithic artifacts made of different types of stone with diverse petrophysical properties. Comparative petrographic analysis of artifacts and pebble raw materials allows us to conclude that the ancient people at this cave selected raw materials purposefully. Comparison between the stratigraphic layers of different ages has revealed essential differences between Upper Palaeolithic and the Mousterian assemblages, according to the following parameters, such as: 1) use of certain stone types as raw materials and 2) hardness of raw materials. Besides these criteria, the preferential use of particular raw materials to produce specific tool types has been established.
Date Created:	11/28/2005
Volume:	25
Page Start:	49
Page End:	56