TY - JOUR

T1 - Mammoth ivory paleoart objects from the upper Paleolithic assemblage of Ust-Kova (Eastern Siberia): A technological approach

AU - Lbova, Liudmila

AU - Volkov, Pavel

AU - Gubar, Julia

AU - Drozdov, Nikolay

N1 - We are grateful to the Russian Foundation of Basic Research (project RFBR – CNRS No № 17-056-16-16 ) (Volkov P. V., Gubar J. S.), and Russian Science Foundation (the project № 18-78-10079 ) (Lbova L.V.) for the support this work.. In the last case, it became possible to carry out archaeological and contextual analysis, as well as the placement of materials in the information system http://mobileart.artemiris.org/site/view/36. Publisher Copyright: © 2020 Elsevier Ltd Copyright: Copyright 2020 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.

PY - 2020/9

Y1 - 2020/9

N2 - Studies of Paleolithic art in Siberia have recently gained a new impetus from both the contemporary landscape of scholarly discussion in the field of Paleolithic archaeology and human evolution, and instrumental developments in research procedures and frameworks. In regard to mobile art, or portable art (carvings or sculptures made on organic and inorganic materials), research aimed at identifying local differences between Upper Paleolithic cultural groups, and tracking their prehistoric geographic ranges across Eurasia during the Late Pleistocene, is considered to be especially relevant. Here we present the results of a study of the Late Paleolithic assemblage of Ust-Kova, focusing on the different technologies involved in the production of mobile paleo-art in Siberia. The results indicate that a complex array of technological methods were used to manufacture personal ornaments and sculptures out of ivory. Furthermore, it reveals some of the technical connections between the paleoart objects and the stone tools used to manufacture them. Overall, the study presented here improves our understanding of the genesis and evolution of ancient technologies related to paleoart manufacture in Northern Eurasia.

AB - Studies of Paleolithic art in Siberia have recently gained a new impetus from both the contemporary landscape of scholarly discussion in the field of Paleolithic archaeology and human evolution, and instrumental developments in research procedures and frameworks. In regard to mobile art, or portable art (carvings or sculptures made on organic and inorganic materials), research aimed at identifying local differences between Upper Paleolithic cultural groups, and tracking their prehistoric geographic ranges across Eurasia during the Late Pleistocene, is considered to be especially relevant. Here we present the results of a study of the Late Paleolithic assemblage of Ust-Kova, focusing on the different technologies involved in the production of mobile paleo-art in Siberia. The results indicate that a complex array of technological methods were used to manufacture personal ornaments and sculptures out of ivory. Furthermore, it reveals some of the technical connections between the paleoart objects and the stone tools used to manufacture them. Overall, the study presented here improves our understanding of the genesis and evolution of ancient technologies related to paleoart manufacture in Northern Eurasia.

KW - MALTA

KW - AURIGNACIAN

KW - GERMANY

KW - ART

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U2 - 10.1016/j.ara.2020.100196

DO - 10.1016/j.ara.2020.100196

M3 - Article

AN - SCOPUS:85084835200

VL - 23

JO - Archaeological Research in Asia

JF - Archaeological Research in Asia

SN - 2352-2267

M1 - 100196

ER -