Pages: 269-276

Rich deposits of chalky flint have been mined in the Reut River valley (Dniester’s right tributary) for ages. This activity is proved on several industrial sites dated by Upper Palaeolithic. Two of them – Ciutulesti 1 and Bobulesti 6 — yielded evidence of specialized production of blanks and export of some blades.

Keywords: Upper Palaeolithic, Moldavia, sites-workshops, core knapping, blades for export

Information about author: 

Serghei Covalenco (Kishinev, Moldova). Doctor of history. Cultural Heritage Institute, Moldova Academy of Sciences.
E-mail: [email protected]
Nicolae Chetraru (Kishinev, Moldova). Doctor of history. Moldova National Museum of Archaeology and History.