Pages:  211-225 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.55086/sp261211225

The article presents the results of the petrographic analysis of stone artifacts from the Mesolithic sites of the Kama region. All the sites belong to the Kama culture. These investigations showed that the main stone raw materials used for the stone industry on these sites were flint, siliceous slate and jasper. These rocks are available in the form of pebbles from alluvium of the Kama river basin. Non–flint rocks, such as sandstones, siltstones, and quartzites, could be used to make macrotools. All studied samples originate from local raw material sources. No difference in raw material preferences between the inhabitants of the Upper and Middle Kama have been found. The widespread use of siliceous slate may probably serve as a marker of the Early Mesolithic industries. A similar strategy in the selection of stone raw materials is also characteristic for the mesolithic sites of the Vychegda River basin, Komi Republic.

Keywords: Kama region, Mesolithic, flint, jasper, siliceous shale, petrographic analysis, Kama culture

Information about authors:

Denis Demakov (Perm, Russian Federation). Candidate of Historical Sciences. Perm State Humanitarian Pedagogical University. Sibirskaya St., 24, Perm, 614990, Russian Federation
E-mail: [email protected]
ORCID: 0000-0002-3808-1673

Evgeniya Lychagina (Perm, Russian Federation). Doctor of Historical Sciences. Perm State Humanitarian Pedagogical University. Sibirskaya St., 24, Perm, 614990, Russian Federation; Perm State University. Bukireva St., 15, Perm, 614068, Russian Federation
E-mail: [email protected]
ORCID: 0000-0002-3277-2414

Elena Tomilina (Perm, Russian Federation). Perm State Humanitarian Pedagogical University. Sibirskaya St., 24, Perm, 614990, Russian Federation; Perm State University. Bukireva St., 15, Perm, 614068, Russian Federation
E-mail: [email protected]
ORCID: 0000-0002-4253-8621