Pages: 221-238 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.55086/sp253221238

The article presents the results of a use-wear analysis of stone tools collected on the sites of the Kara-Abyz culture in the forest zone of the Southern Pre-Urals. Stone tools were obtained from excavations and surface collections in hillforts and settlements. The material of the settlements dates back to the 4th century BC — 3rd century AD. The studied tools are related to four types of activities: metallurgy, metalworking, cooking and stone processing. To the greatest extent, stone tools were used in the production of ferrous metals, as well as in forging and sharpening metal products. The manufacture of stone tools for these purposes was serial and specialized. The technology of manufacturing stone tools in the early Iron Age, and their assortment, were simplified compared to previous eras.

Keywords: Southern Cis-Urals, Early Iron Age, Kara-Abyz culture, settlements, stone tools, use-wear analysis

Information about authors:

Vladimir Ovsyannikov (Ufa, Russian Federation). Candidate of Historical Sciences. Institute of History, Language and Literature of the Ufa Federal Research Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Oktyabrya Ave., 71, Ufa, 450054, Russian Federation
E-mail: [email protected]
ORCID: 0000-0003-3235-2513

Vyacheslav Kotov (Ufa, Russian Federation). Doctor of Historical Sciences. Institute of History, Language and Literature of the Ufa Federal Research Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Oktyabrya Ave., 71, Ufa, 450054, Russian Federation
E-mail: [email protected]
ORCID: 0000-0002-3510-0058