Pages: 353-367

The paper sums up the results of complex longterm (1998—2003) studies of the Late Karginian-Early Sartanian sites in the Derbina bay of Krasnoyarsk water reservoir. The primary attention is given to the sites of Derbina IV, V, VII, Ust’- Maltat I, II, and Pokrovka I, II. Their cultural horizons contain numerous stone artefacts and faunal remains. The analysis of stone inventory of these sites reveals the development from a well expressed blade industry characterized by various types of end-scrapers, points and large retouched blades towards an industry based on shortened blanks and characterized by wide triangular points, core-like scrapers, etc. The most important traits common for both stages include the technology of primary flaking and bifacial technology used to make knife-like tools and projectile points.

Keywords: Eastern Siberia, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Yenisei, early Upper Palaeolithic, blade industry, bifaces

Information about authors:

Elena Akimova (Krasnoyarsk, Russian Federation). Candidate of Historical Sciences. Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Akademik Lavrentyev Ave., 17, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russian Federation
E-mail: [email protected]
Vladimir Kharevich (Krasnoyarsk, Russian Federation). Candidate of Historical Sciences. Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Akademik Lavrentyev Ave., 17, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russian Federation
E-mail: [email protected]
Ivan Stasyuk (Krasnoyarsk, Russian Federation). Krasnoyarsk State Pedagogical University named after V. P. Astafiev. Ada Lebedeva St., 89, Krasnoyarsk, 660060, Russian Federation
E-mail: [email protected]