Table 2 Basic description of the sites presented here (for more see Derevianko et al. 2000; Lbova 2000; Zwyns et al. 2019)
Site | Kara-Bom | Kamenka | Tolbor-16 |
|---|---|---|---|
Layer | OH5–OH6 | Complex A–C | AH6 |
Elevation | ca. 1100 m asl | ca. 600 m asl | 1169 m asl |
Landscape | Mountain lowlands, steppe-taiga | Mountain lowlands, mosaic | Mountain lowlands, steppe-taiga |
Main raw material | Large size, effusive rock | Unknown size, silicified tuff | Large size, effusive rock |
Distance from main raw material source | Local within daily foraging range, 1–2 km | Mostly beyond daily foraging range, ca. 30 km (?) | Local - within daily foraging range 1–2 km |
Blade reduction | ACR, IF, BCR, Bidirectional reduction | ACR, IF, BCR, bidirectional | ACR, IF, BCR, bidirectional |
Dominant fauna | Equus sp, Bos sp. | Procapra guturosa, Equus sp. | Bos sp., Caprinae sp. and Equus sp. |
Other technologies | Pendants, Ochre, fire (?) | Bone tools, pendants, engraved bones, fire (?) | Ochre? fire? |