New Evidence of Serpentinite Raw Material Exploitation in the Kapova Cave (The Southern Urals)

The author considers finds from a rare material – serpentinite – produced in well-known Kapova cave. The Upper Palaeolithic objects from this stone are represented by 4 beads uncovered by V.E. Shchelinsky's expedition (1982–1991) and found in the cultural layer in the chamber of Signs (middle f...

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Main Author: Zhitenev Vladislav S.
Format: Article
Language:Russian
Published: TAS 2017-03-01
Series:Povolžskaâ Arheologiâ
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Online Access:http://archaeologie.pro/en/archive/19/333/