Geometric Microliths in the Upper Paleolithic of the Caucasus and Adjacent Territories
Journal: Bulletin of the Irkutsk State University Geoarchaeology Ethnology and Anthropology Series
Year: 2021

At present, the sites of the Upper Paleolithic of the Caucasus with an age ranging from 25–23 to 12–10 ka cal BP it is proposed to single out a separate period – the Epipaleolithic, by analogy with the Near East. This article summarizes data on the appearance of geometric microliths in the Epipaleolithic of the Caucasus and traces their changes during three main stages. The study is based on stratified assemblages with radiocarbon dates. The problem of appearance and spread of geometric microlit