“CULTURAL RELATIONS OF STONE AGE COMMUNITIES (BASED ON THE KALTAMINOR SITE)”
Keywords:
Kaltaminor culture, Neolithic period, neighborhood relations, Eastern Caspian, Joyitun culture, Kyzylkum, microlithic tools, archaeology, Neolithic–Mesolithic continuity, Ural culture.Abstract
This article analyzes the cultural relations of the Kaltaminor historical-cultural communities, formed during the Neolithic period in Central Asia, with neighboring Neolithic groups such as the Eastern Caspian region, Southern Turkmenistan (Joyitun culture), the Southern Urals, and the Kazakh steppes. The research compares the scholarly views of S.P. Tolstov, V.M. Masson, A.V. Vinogradov, and G.E. Markov, highlighting the origins of the Kaltaminor culture, its influence on neighboring cultures, and similarities in stone industry and pottery technology. Late Paleolithic–Mesolithic sites discovered in the Kyzylkum and Zarafshan valleys confirm the local roots of this culture and demonstrate that its relations with neighboring regions were complex and multilayered.
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