A New Interpretation of Lithic Industry from Layer 0 of the Shugnou Site (Cis-Pamir)

  • К.А. Колобова Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography, Siberian Branch of the RAS (Novosibirsk, Russia); Altai State University (Barnaul, Russia) Email: kolobovak@yandex.ru
  • С.В. Шнайдер Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography, Siberian Branch of the RAS (Novosibirsk, Russia); Altai State University (Barnaul, Russia);Novosibirsk State University (Novosibirsk, Russia) Email: sveta.shnayder@gmail.com
  • А.И. Кривошапкин Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography, Siberian Branch of the RAS (Novosibirsk, Russia); Altai State University (Barnaul, Russia);Novosibirsk State University (Novosibirsk, Russia) Email: shapkin@archaeology.nsc.ru
  • Т.Г.  Филимонова A. Donish Institute of History, Archaeology and Ethnography, Academy of Science of the Republic of Tajikistan (Dushanbe, Tajikistan) Email: tatjanafilimonova@mail.ru
  • Т.У.  Худжагелдиев A. Donish Institute of History, Archaeology and Ethnography, Academy of Science of the Republic of Tajikistan (Dushanbe, Tajikistan) Email: akademiyanauk@list.ru
DOI_disc_logo https://doi.org/10.14258/izvasu(2016)4-42
Keywords: Western Central Asia, Upper Paleolithic, Mesolithic, Epipaleolithic

Abstract

The article studies the Final Pleistocene - Early Holocene stone industry of layer 0 of the Shugnou site. The Shugnou site is located in the Cis-Pamir (Tajikistan). The site was discovered in 1968 by V.A. Ranov. Field excavations at Shugnou were carried out in 1969 and 1970. On the Shug nou site V.A. Ranov deter mi ned 5 cult ural horizons (4 to 0): four lower horizons were attributed to the Upper Paleolithic, and layer 0 was attributed to the Epipaleolithic. Given that the new stage of research was reconsidered, the review was made of the attribution of the Upper Paleolitic materials of Shugnou and a lot of new data on the Mesolithic complexes in the region were obtained. The 0 layer industry of the Shugnou monument requires detailed study to clarify its cultural and chronological position. The collection of stone ar tifacts of layer 0 in Shugnou currently has more than 200 artifacts. Primary knapping in the Shugnou industry is represented by flat-face and prismatic cores, in the tool kit the point with backed distal end and end scrapers were defined. The materials of the Shugnou material layer under research demonst rate the highest degree of similarity on the technical and typological level with the complexes of the early and middle stages of the Tutkaul line of the development which presents the similar tools and strategies for the primary cleavage. Accordingly, it is proposed to consider the zero-layer materials of Shugnou as the ones close in appearance to the industries of the Tutkaul line of development. DOI 10.14258/izvasu(2016)4-42

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К.А. Колобова, Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography, Siberian Branch of the RAS (Novosibirsk, Russia); Altai State University (Barnaul, Russia)
доктор исторических наук, ведущий научный сотрудник отдела археологии каменного века; ведущий научный сотрудник лаборатории междисциплинарного изучения археологии Западной Сибири и Алтая
С.В. Шнайдер, Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography, Siberian Branch of the RAS (Novosibirsk, Russia); Altai State University (Barnaul, Russia);Novosibirsk State University (Novosibirsk, Russia)
кандидат исторических наук, младший научный сотрудник отдела археологии каменного века; научный сотрудник лаборатории междисциплинарного изучения археологии Западной Сибири и Алтая; младший научный сотрудник лаборатории «Геоархеология и палеоэкология человека»
А.И. Кривошапкин, Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography, Siberian Branch of the RAS (Novosibirsk, Russia); Altai State University (Barnaul, Russia);Novosibirsk State University (Novosibirsk, Russia)
доктор исторических наук, заместитель директора; ведущий научный сотрудник лаборатории междисциплинарного изучения археологии Западной Сибири и Алтая; заведующий кафедрой археологии и этнографии, старший научный сотрудник лаборатории «Геоархеология и палеоэкология человека»
Т.Г.  Филимонова, A. Donish Institute of History, Archaeology and Ethnography, Academy of Science of the Republic of Tajikistan (Dushanbe, Tajikistan)
кандидат исторических наук, ведущий научный сотрудник отдела археологии
Т.У.  Худжагелдиев, A. Donish Institute of History, Archaeology and Ethnography, Academy of Science of the Republic of Tajikistan (Dushanbe, Tajikistan)
кандидат сельскохозяйственных наук, научный сотрудник отдела археологии

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How to Cite
Колобова К., Шнайдер С., Кривошапкин А., Филимонова Т., Худжагелдиев Т. A New Interpretation of Lithic Industry from Layer 0 of the Shugnou Site (Cis-Pamir) // Izvestiya of Altai State University, 1, № 4(92) DOI: 10.14258/izvasu(2016)4-42. URL: http://izvestiya.asu.ru/article/view/%282016%294-42.
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