Study of Perforated Mica from the Initial Upper Paleolithic Complex in Mongolia: Traceological Analysis and 40Ar/39Ar Dating
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Abstract
Sometimes the specific artefacts can be found in archaeological context that cannot be studied in the frame of classic approaches and methods because of their peculiarity. Small thin perforated flakelet of mica was found at the Kharganyn Gol 5 site in Northern Mongolia in 2015. Complex of horizon 5 where this flakelet was revealed, is determined as Initial Upper Paleolithic and dated to 38 000 years ago (uncalibrated). Since this finding does not fall within any typo-list of personal ornaments, we determined her as the nonutilitarian item. The usage of mica is known since Neolithic time, when ancient human added her pieces to the clay for ceramic. Later, during the Medieval Ages, mica became a good for trade, because it was used instead of window glass. Appearance of mica in Initial Upper Paleolithic context set a task to verify its anthropogenic modification, and, since the type of this particular mica — muscovite — is quite rare material, we spotted an opportunity to identify the original location, from which it was transported to Middle Selenga Basin. However, the only analysis of mica chemical composition was insufficient. Here we give an example of complex multidisciplinary study of mica item from the traceological and geochemical points of view. For the first time at the territory of Central Asia the source of stone raw material was determined by 40Ar/39Ar dating. The experimental perforating of muscovite is carried out first time in the world experimental archaeology and it draws out the specifics of this raw material modification.
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