Pages: 131-143

The paper discusses new trends emerging in traceology and related to the study of a broader range of artifacts made of different materials: from impact-marks on rock surfaces to wooden sledge runners. The authors provide a number of examples when the use of modern equipment allows to tackle new traceological questions more effectively. In particular, the examples relate to the study of rock carving techniques, as well as manufacture and use of stone and osseous artifacts. In addition, the paper discusses the development of technical means used for observing and documenting use-wear, technological and post-depositional traces on artifacts.

Keywords: traceology, traces, microscopy, petroglyphs, stone tools, bone and antler tools

Information about authors:

Evgeny Girya (Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation). Candidate of Historical Sciences. Institute for the History of Material Culture of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Dvortsovaya Emb., 18, Saint Petersburg, 191186, Russian Federation
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Daria Fedorova (Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation). Institute for the History of Material Culture of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Dvortsovaya Emb., 18, Saint Petersburg, 191186, Russian Federation
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Kseniya Stepanova (Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation). Candidate of Historical Sciences. Institute for the History of Material Culture of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Dvortsovaya Emb., 18, Saint Petersburg, 191186, Russian Federation
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Anna Malyutina (Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation). Institute for the History of Material Culture of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Dvortsovaya Emb., 18, Saint Petersburg, 191186, Russian Federation
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Eugen Kolpakov (Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation). Candidate of Historical Sciences. Institute for the History of Material Culture of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Dvortsovaya Emb., 18, Saint Petersburg, 191186, Russian Federation
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Aleksandr Kulkov (Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation). Center of X-ray diffraction studies at the Research park of St.Petersburg State University. Dekabristov Lane, 16, Saint Petersburg, 199155, Russian Federation
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