Functional characterization of Mousterian tools from the Caucasus using comprehensive use‑wear and residue analysis // Scientific Reports. 2022. 12. 17421. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-20612-xстатья
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Аннотация:The authors discuss functional characterization of Mousterian tools on the basis of their use-wearand residue analysis of five lithic tools from Mezmaiskaya cave and Saradj-Chuko grotto in the NorthCaucasus. The results represent the first comprehensive use-wear and residue analysis carried outon Mousterian stone artefacts in the Caucasus. This study unequivocally confirms the use of bitumenfor hafting stone tools in two different Middle Paleolithic cultural contexts defined in the Caucasus,Eastern Micoquian and Zagros Mousterian.