Results of Field Archaeological Research at the Razdelniy II Site (Central Kamchatka) in 2022
https://doi.org/10.25205/1818-7919-2023-22-5-35-51
Abstract
Purpose. This article presents results of the preliminary analysis of archaeological material obtained during the Kamchatka Paleolithic expedition of IAET SB RAS at the Razdelniy II site in Central Kamchatka.
Results. It has been established that the earliest habitation episode of the Razdelniy II site is associated with the complex of the cultural horizon 2 dated 12,900–12,600 cal BP. Horizon’s industry is based on the micro-wedge knapping technology, the toolkit included small bifacial leaf-shaped points, transversal burins, high-shaped side-scrapers, and abrasives. The later stage of the site settlement is associated with the Early Holocene assemblage found at the cultural horizon 1, based on the utilization of prismatic cores for the production of blades, bladelets and microblades. The results of field studies indicate the existence of several vast archaeological sites in the interfluve of the Anavgay River and the Razdelniy Creek. On the Kamchatka Peninsula, the studied assemblages demonstrate full compliance with the materials of the Ushki sites, cultural layers IV and VI.
Conclusion. The study made it possible to clarify the cultural and chronological sequence of the settlement of the Razdelniy II site in the late Pleistocene and Early Holocene.
Keywords
Kamchatka,
Upper Paleolithic,
Mesolithic,
Late Ushki culture,
stone industry,
technological analysis,
3D modeling
Supporting agencies: The study was supported by the Russian Science Foundation project no. 22-28-02036 “Trajectories of cultural development in the Upper Palaeolithic of Kamchatka”
About the Authors
A. Yu. Fedorchenko
Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Alexander Yu. Fedorchenko, Researcher
Scopus Author ID 57189367702
WoS Researcher ID D-5485-2016
Novosibirsk
N. E. Belousova
Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Natalya E. Belousova, Candidate of Sciences (History), Senior Researcher
Scopus Author ID 57191634232
WoS Researcher ID R-2153-2016
Novosibirsk
M. V. Seletsky
Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Maxim V. Seletsky, Junior Researcher
Scopus Author ID 57219567761
WoS Researcher ID AAD-2284-2020
Novosibirsk
I. E. Vorobey
Magadan Regional Museum of Local Lore
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Igor E. Vorobey, Leading Researcher
RSCI Author ID 76335
Magadan
A. A. Nekrash
Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Alina A. Nekrash, Laboratory Assistant
RSCI Author ID 1110893
Novosibirsk
A. V. Ptashinsky
Kamchatka State University named after Vitus Bering
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Andrey V. Ptashinsky, Candidate of Sciences (History), Associate Professor
RSCI Author ID 137262
Petropavlovsk Kamchatsky
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Fedorchenko A.Yu., Belousova N.E., Seletsky M.V., Vorobey I.E., Nekrash A.A., Ptashinsky A.V. Results of Field Archaeological Research at the Razdelniy II Site (Central Kamchatka) in 2022. Vestnik NSU. Series: History and Philology. 2023;22(5):35-51. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.25205/1818-7919-2023-22-5-35-51
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