Premières preuves du début de Néolithique céramique dans le Caucase du Nord

Abstract

The article reports preliminary results of research at the Neolithic site of Alebastroviy Zavod Rockshelter in the Elbrus region (North Caucasus), dated from c. 8.2 ka BP or 6.3 ka BC to 7.5–6.7 ka BP or 5.7–4.8 ka BC. Here we defined not only the earliest appearance of ceramic Neolithic in the North Caucasus, but also a change in the Neolithic culture over the time. The Neolithic layers of Alebastroviy Zavod Rockshelter in the Elbrus region show similarities in simultaneous Neolithic cultures both in the South Caucasus and in the north direction – in the south of the Russian Plain.