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Stratum plus Archaeology and Cultural Anthropology, 2024
The article is devoted to the study of one of the types of Keilmessers, the Volgograd-type knife,... more The article is devoted to the study of one of the types of Keilmessers, the Volgograd-type knife, from the Micoquian/KMG assemblage of the Sukhaya Mechetka site. For the first time, 3D geometric morphometrics method is used to study the morphology of stone artifacts within the framework of the structural approach, combined with the analysis of flaking systems. The methods used are aimed at highlighting the seriality of individual elements in the structure of artifacts. It allows to offer an up-to-date approach to comparing assemblages with bifacial tools, regardless of their cultural and chronological attribution. In the course of the work it was possible to Point our the seriality of structural elements of the keilmessers of the Sukhaya Mechetka type and to determine their characteristic features. This work represents a stage of research that aspires to identify typological features within the Keilmesser era (Late Auchelian — Early Upper Paleolithic) and, finally, to better understand the cultural and temporal variability of the Middle Palaeolithic Micoquian/KMG unity/technocomplex of North Eurasia.
General information Aurignacian in Kostenki is represented by two sites: Kostenki 14-Horizon "in ... more General information Aurignacian in Kostenki is represented by two sites: Kostenki 14-Horizon "in Volcanic Ash" (HVA) and Kostenki 1-III cultural layer. The Aurignacian appears in Kostenki around 39.3-41.0 ka calBP, based on a date of 35,080 ± 240 (OxA-19021) [4] from HVA. Current data indicate that Kostenki 1-III is younger (c.35.8-36.5 ka calBP) based on a series of radiocarbon dates of 31-33 ka BP [5]. However, the occurrence of lenses of volcanic ash in Kostenki 1-III suggests a shorter chronological range between two sites than is suggested by the radiocarbon dates. Differences between the two assemblages occure in use of raw material, respective ratios of tool-types and in technology of microbladelet production which in case of Kostenki 1-III features both carenoid end-scrapers and burins unlike in HVA where it's end-scrapers only. To sum up, the assemblages from the two sites share more features in common in their stone tool assemblages than in their assemblages of bone artefacts and personal ornaments. Overall, the Kostenki Aurignacian is characterized by the presence of some local features, alongside a prevalence of traits generic to the European Aurignacian.
Papers by Anton Lada
Этапы развития микролитической техники в раннем верхнем палеолите Костенок (36,5–28 тыс. л. н.), 2023
This article presents the results of the typological analysis of Early Upper Pa- leolithic non-ge... more This article presents the results of the typological analysis of Early Upper Pa- leolithic non-geometric microliths from the Kostenki site cluster. A relationship is evident between certain types of microlith and the age of different Kostenki sites, as determined by stratigraphic correlation and radiocarbon dating. Three chronological groups correspond to a) the Lower Humic Bed, b) the level of Campanian Ignimbrite tephra, and c) the upper part of the Upper Humic Bed. In all three groups, non-geometric microliths matched or showed similarities with Aurignacian sensu lato types, as well as demonstrated some local features. During this study, criteria for the definition of some microlith types were reconsidered, and certain types were distinguished for the first time. The suggested model of diachronic change of Early Upper Paleolithic microlithic technologies at Kostenki allows comparison with contemporaneous sites in Southwestern France and Eastern Europe.
STRATUM PLUS: ARCHAEOLOGY AND CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY, 2021
Actual Archaeology 5, 2020
The Earliest Paleolithic at Kostenki: Chronology, Stratigraphy, Cultural Diversity (on the 140th anniversary of archaeological research in the Kostenki-Borshchevo area), 2019
Лада А.Р., Бессуднов А.А., Диннис Р., Синицын А.А. Технология получения микропластин в индустриях ранней поры верхнего палеолита Костенок // Рогачевские чтения: труды музея-заповедника «Костенки» / Под ред. Д.С. Толстых. Вып. 1. Воронеж: Полиграфический центр «Пресс-Бургер», 2021. С. 182–187.
Департамент культуры Воронежской области Государственное бюджетное учреждение культуры Воронежско... more Департамент культуры Воронежской области Государственное бюджетное учреждение культуры Воронежской области «Государственный археологический музей-заповедник «Костенки» Р о г а ч е в с к и е ч т е н и я : м у з е й , а Р х е о л о г и я , и с т о Р и я Материалы международной научно-практической конференции, приуроченной к 30-летию музея-заповедника «Костенки» (г. Воронеж; Воронежская область, с. Костенки, 26-27 августа 2021 г.
Archaeological layers at Kostënki 6 and Kostënki 17 have yielded some of the oldest Upper Palaeol... more Archaeological layers at Kostënki 6 and Kostënki 17 have yielded some of the oldest Upper Palaeolithic material on the East European Plain. Major excavations at both sites were undertaken in the early 1950s, and there are outstanding questions concerning their stratigraphies. Here we summarise recent excavation of both sites and present new radiocarbon dates for material from this work. 2017-2019 excavation of Kostënki 17 confirms its well-stratified sequence, although the upper section shows a greater complexity than was noted during earlier work. Our new 14C date for the stratigraphically higher Layer I helps to bracket its age in the range 34.3-29 ka BP. The heavily redeposited nature of Kostënki 6's archaeological layer is verified by a small-scale 2017 excavation. Our new 14C date is, however, consistent with the layer's recorded position underneath the CI tephra. This 14C date therefore supports an age of >34.3 ka BP for Kostënki 6's archaeological material.
Археологические исследования в Центральном Черноземье 2018, 2019
Stratum plus Archaeology and Cultural Anthropology, 2024
The article is devoted to the study of one of the types of Keilmessers, the Volgograd-type knife,... more The article is devoted to the study of one of the types of Keilmessers, the Volgograd-type knife, from the Micoquian/KMG assemblage of the Sukhaya Mechetka site. For the first time, 3D geometric morphometrics method is used to study the morphology of stone artifacts within the framework of the structural approach, combined with the analysis of flaking systems. The methods used are aimed at highlighting the seriality of individual elements in the structure of artifacts. It allows to offer an up-to-date approach to comparing assemblages with bifacial tools, regardless of their cultural and chronological attribution. In the course of the work it was possible to Point our the seriality of structural elements of the keilmessers of the Sukhaya Mechetka type and to determine their characteristic features. This work represents a stage of research that aspires to identify typological features within the Keilmesser era (Late Auchelian — Early Upper Paleolithic) and, finally, to better understand the cultural and temporal variability of the Middle Palaeolithic Micoquian/KMG unity/technocomplex of North Eurasia.
General information Aurignacian in Kostenki is represented by two sites: Kostenki 14-Horizon "in ... more General information Aurignacian in Kostenki is represented by two sites: Kostenki 14-Horizon "in Volcanic Ash" (HVA) and Kostenki 1-III cultural layer. The Aurignacian appears in Kostenki around 39.3-41.0 ka calBP, based on a date of 35,080 ± 240 (OxA-19021) [4] from HVA. Current data indicate that Kostenki 1-III is younger (c.35.8-36.5 ka calBP) based on a series of radiocarbon dates of 31-33 ka BP [5]. However, the occurrence of lenses of volcanic ash in Kostenki 1-III suggests a shorter chronological range between two sites than is suggested by the radiocarbon dates. Differences between the two assemblages occure in use of raw material, respective ratios of tool-types and in technology of microbladelet production which in case of Kostenki 1-III features both carenoid end-scrapers and burins unlike in HVA where it's end-scrapers only. To sum up, the assemblages from the two sites share more features in common in their stone tool assemblages than in their assemblages of bone artefacts and personal ornaments. Overall, the Kostenki Aurignacian is characterized by the presence of some local features, alongside a prevalence of traits generic to the European Aurignacian.
Этапы развития микролитической техники в раннем верхнем палеолите Костенок (36,5–28 тыс. л. н.), 2023
This article presents the results of the typological analysis of Early Upper Pa- leolithic non-ge... more This article presents the results of the typological analysis of Early Upper Pa- leolithic non-geometric microliths from the Kostenki site cluster. A relationship is evident between certain types of microlith and the age of different Kostenki sites, as determined by stratigraphic correlation and radiocarbon dating. Three chronological groups correspond to a) the Lower Humic Bed, b) the level of Campanian Ignimbrite tephra, and c) the upper part of the Upper Humic Bed. In all three groups, non-geometric microliths matched or showed similarities with Aurignacian sensu lato types, as well as demonstrated some local features. During this study, criteria for the definition of some microlith types were reconsidered, and certain types were distinguished for the first time. The suggested model of diachronic change of Early Upper Paleolithic microlithic technologies at Kostenki allows comparison with contemporaneous sites in Southwestern France and Eastern Europe.
STRATUM PLUS: ARCHAEOLOGY AND CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY, 2021
Actual Archaeology 5, 2020
The Earliest Paleolithic at Kostenki: Chronology, Stratigraphy, Cultural Diversity (on the 140th anniversary of archaeological research in the Kostenki-Borshchevo area), 2019
Лада А.Р., Бессуднов А.А., Диннис Р., Синицын А.А. Технология получения микропластин в индустриях ранней поры верхнего палеолита Костенок // Рогачевские чтения: труды музея-заповедника «Костенки» / Под ред. Д.С. Толстых. Вып. 1. Воронеж: Полиграфический центр «Пресс-Бургер», 2021. С. 182–187.
Департамент культуры Воронежской области Государственное бюджетное учреждение культуры Воронежско... more Департамент культуры Воронежской области Государственное бюджетное учреждение культуры Воронежской области «Государственный археологический музей-заповедник «Костенки» Р о г а ч е в с к и е ч т е н и я : м у з е й , а Р х е о л о г и я , и с т о Р и я Материалы международной научно-практической конференции, приуроченной к 30-летию музея-заповедника «Костенки» (г. Воронеж; Воронежская область, с. Костенки, 26-27 августа 2021 г.
Archaeological layers at Kostënki 6 and Kostënki 17 have yielded some of the oldest Upper Palaeol... more Archaeological layers at Kostënki 6 and Kostënki 17 have yielded some of the oldest Upper Palaeolithic material on the East European Plain. Major excavations at both sites were undertaken in the early 1950s, and there are outstanding questions concerning their stratigraphies. Here we summarise recent excavation of both sites and present new radiocarbon dates for material from this work. 2017-2019 excavation of Kostënki 17 confirms its well-stratified sequence, although the upper section shows a greater complexity than was noted during earlier work. Our new 14C date for the stratigraphically higher Layer I helps to bracket its age in the range 34.3-29 ka BP. The heavily redeposited nature of Kostënki 6's archaeological layer is verified by a small-scale 2017 excavation. Our new 14C date is, however, consistent with the layer's recorded position underneath the CI tephra. This 14C date therefore supports an age of >34.3 ka BP for Kostënki 6's archaeological material.
Археологические исследования в Центральном Черноземье 2018, 2019