Stone Tools of the Nomads of the Arctic Tundra from the Medieval Site of Khaltsyneisalya 1 on the Gydan Peninsula (use wear analysis)
Journal: Povolzhskaya Arkheologiya (The Volga River Region Archaeology)
Year: 2023

The paper studies stone tools from the Khaltsyneisalya 1 site located on the eastern coast of the Ob Bay on the Gydan Peninsula. The ceramic material found at the site is attributed to the Tiuteisalinsky type of the Lower Ob culture, which was common among the nomads of the Arctic tundra in the Middle Ages. The resulting stone tools are represented by scrapers, knives and anvils. The presence of anvils in the materials of the site is a rather rare phenomenon, in contrast to the scrapers and kniv