Unusual stone tools dating back 8-10 thousand years found in the Komi Republic
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- 200 ancient stone artifacts were found during archaeological excavations in the Komi Republic.
- Among the artifacts dating back 8-10 thousand years, there are tools made from non-flint minerals.
- Although the area was first discovered in 1981, detailed excavations resumed in recent years.
- The findings are reshaping the views on the mineralogical preferences of ancient communities in the region.
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In archaeological excavations carried out in the Yarega region of the Komi Republic in Russia, 200 ancient artifacts belonging to the Stone Age were unearthed. Among them are hand tools made from different minerals other than flint, which are of a nature to change the known views about the material selection of the ancient inhabitants of the region.
The team, led by Natalya Volokitina, completed the excavation in a 17-square-meter area at the end of a two-week study. Among the findings obtained on the surface are scrapers used for processing leather and wood, as well as core rock pieces (nuclei) used for the production of stone tools.
Experts state that these unique mineral findings, specially processed outside of flint, are a situation unique to Yarega. With the help of volunteers who supported the excavation work, archaeologists continue to better understand the lifestyle of the Komi people in the post-glacial period.
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- Approximately what period do the discovered artifacts belong to?
- The artifacts belong to 8 to 10 thousand years BC, that is, to the Stone Age and the post-glacial period.
- What was the most surprising among the discovered artifacts?
- The discovery of hand-crafted tools produced from different and unusual minerals instead of flint surprised scientists.
- When was the Yarega archaeological site first discovered?
- The site was first discovered in 1981 by the renowned scientist L. Kosinskaya, but systematic excavations have only accelerated in recent years.
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