Abstract

The site of Obishir-1 was discovered in 1965, and was studied in three field seasons by the archaeological team headed by U. Islamov. The team excavated the area of 130 m2 and identified from 2 to 5 stratigraphic layers in different parts of the excavation. Islamov concluded that the archaeological materials of the site ocurred in situ and interpreted the site as as a Mesolithic workshop. Currently, the stratigraphic sequence and origins of the deposits at the site have been reconsidered, and three episodes of colluvial deposition have been identified. The collection of lithic artefacts obtained shows parallels with the dated assemblages from the Central Tian Shan-Pamir region (ca. 13.8-7 ka BP).

Keywords

Epipaleolithic, western part of Central Asia, microblade knapping, microblade

Shnaider S.V.

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2230-4286

Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography SB RAS
Novosibirsk State University

Abdykanova A.

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7238-9065

American University of Central Asia, Kyrgyzstan

Krajcarz M.

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3720-5926

Institute of Archaeology, Poland

Alisher kyzy S.

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3138-0942

Novosibirsk State University

Nikulina E.D.

Irkutsk State University

Taylor W.

Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History, Germany

Krivoshapkin A.I.

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5327-3438

Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography SB RAS
Novosibirsk State University

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Shnaider S.V., Krajcarz M.T., Viola T.B., Abdykanova A., Kolobova K.A., Fedorchenko A.Yu., Alisher-kyzy S., Krivoshapkin A.I. New investigations of Epipaleolithic in western Central Asia: Obishir-5. Antiquity, 2017, vol. 91, iss. 360 (in Press.).

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Shnaider S.V., Krajcarz M.T., Viola T.B., Abdykanova A., Kolobova K.A., Fedorchenko A.Yu., Alisher-kyzy S., Krivoshapkin A.I. New investigations of Epipaleolithic in western Central Asia: Obishir-5 // Antiquity. - 2017. - Vol. 91, iss. 360 (in Press.).