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Sokolnaya 12 Campsite – a New Stone Age Archaeological Resource of the Forest Middle Volga Region

Andreev K.M., Vybornov A.A. (Samara, Russian Federation), Aleshinskaya A.S. (Moscow, Russian Federation), Vasilieva I.N. (Samara, Russian Federation), Kulkova M.A. (Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation), Parkhomchuk E.V. (Novosibirsk, Russian Federation), Troshina A.A. (Moscow, Russian Federation)

UDC УДК 902/903

DOI: https://doi.org/10.24852/pa2026.1.55.129.150

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The paper deals with the results of the studies at the Sokolnaya 12 site. It provides data concerning the stratigraphic and planigraphic distribution of various cultural complexes across the studied area. Typological and morphological characteristics of the early (vessels decorated with punctured and undecorated ware) and middle (combed-and-dotted type) Neolithic pottery, as well as data from technical and technological analysis are given. Based on radiocarbon dating, the period of use for the fi rst pottery group is determined to be the middle to the second half of the 6th millennium BC, and for the second one, the second half of the 5th millennium BC. Palynological analysis made it possible to establish at this time a gradual change from mixed conifer broadleaved forests with a large proportion of linden to pine forests with an insignifi cant admixture of birch, spruce and broad-leaved species. A representative collection of stone artifacts, comprising over 6,000 units, cannot be clearly divided into cultural and chronological groups. The connection of some categories and types of tools with ceramic groups requires additional study. The high proportion of plates in the collection (about 19%) also suggests the presence of a Mesolithic admixture in the materials of the site.

Keywords

archaeologyRepublic of Mari ElNeolithicElshanka type potterypunctured (punctured-decoration) potterycombed-and-dotted ceramicsfl int industrypalynological analysisradiocarbon datingceramic technology

About the author(s)

Andreev Konstantin M. Candidate of Historical Sciences, Associate Professor. Samara State University of Social Sciences and Education. Maxim Gorky St., 65/67, Samara, 443099, Russian Federation; konstantin_andreev_88@mail.ru

Vybornov Alexander A. Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor. Samara State University of Social Sciences and Education. Maxim Gorky St., 65/67, Samara, 443099, Russian Federation; vibornov_kin@mail.ru

Aleshinskaya Anna S. Candidate of Geographical Sciences. Institute of Archaeology of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Dmitry Ulyanov St., 19, Moscow, 117036, Russian Federation; asalesh@mail.ru

Vasilieva Irina N. Candidate of Historical Sciences, Samara State University of Social Sciences and Education. Maxim Gorky St., 65/67, Samara, 443099, Russian Federation; in.vasil@mail.ru

Kulkova Marianna A. Doctor of Geological and Mineralogical Sciences, Professor of the Department of Geology and Geoecology. Herzen State Pedagogical University. Moyki nab., 48/12, St. Petersburg, 191186, Russian Federation; kulkova@mail.ru

Parkhomchuk Ekaterina V. Candidate of Chemical Sciences, Head of the Center for Collective Use "Geochronology of the Cenozoic". Institute of Archeology and Ethnography SB RAS; Head of AMS laboratory «Golden Valley». Novosibirsk State University. Pirogova St., 1, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russian Federation; evparkhom@yandex.ru

Troshina Alla A. Candidate of Historical Sciences. Institute of Archaeology of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Dmitry Ulyanov St., 19, Moscow, 117036, Russian Federation; allatroshina89@gmail.com