Economy and status of Neolithic to Early Bronze age sites in the Southern Caucasus during the 6th‐3rd mill. BCE: The evidence from ground stone tools

IF 1.1 0 ARCHAEOLOGY Journal of Lithic Studies Pub Date : 2021-06-01 DOI:10.2218/jls.3086
C. Hamon
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In the Southern Caucasus, the evolution of the Neolithic to Bronze age (6th-3rd millenia BCE) economies is often investigated through the prism of adaptation to constrasted landscapes and environments (arid plain, high moutains, subtropical western coasts) and strategies of natural resource exploitation. This overview of the main technological and functional characteristics of ground stone tools from about 20 sites in the Kura Valley (Georgia, Azerbaijan) contributes to the discussion surrounding these questions. After an overview of the evolution of the grinding equipment and stone tool manufacture within a long term perspective, from the Late Neoliothic to the Early Bronze Age, several issues are adressed. The composition of the macrolithic toolkit is a key issue when discussing the importance of agriculture versus pastoralism in the economy of these populations, which evolved in different regional and environmental contexts. Its management also contributes to our understanding of the degree of sedentarity versus mobility of the populations. Finally, we discuss how the technical evolution of the macrolithic toolkit reflects the principal global changes occurring during this long period of time (neolithisation, emergence of metallurgy, and the mining phenomenon) and their cultural meaning. Our initial results underline the significance of some implements as cultural markers, and also contribute to defining the common cultural background and regional specificities within the South Caucasus region.
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6 - 3世纪南高加索地区新石器时代至早期青铜时代遗址的经济和地位。公元前:来自地面石器的证据
在南高加索,新石器时代至青铜时代(公元前6至3千年)经济的演变经常通过适应狭窄的景观和环境(干旱平原、高山、亚热带西海岸)以及自然资源开发战略的角度进行调查。对库拉山谷(格鲁吉亚、阿塞拜疆)约20个遗址磨石工具的主要技术和功能特征的概述有助于围绕这些问题进行讨论。从新石器时代晚期到青铜时代早期,从长期的角度概述了研磨设备和石器制造的演变,并解决了几个问题。在讨论农业与畜牧业在这些人口经济中的重要性时,宏观石器时代工具包的组成是一个关键问题,这些人口在不同的区域和环境背景下发展。它的管理也有助于我们理解人口的固定性与流动性的程度。最后,我们讨论了大石器时代工具包的技术演变如何反映这一漫长时期发生的主要全球变化(新石器时代、冶金的出现和采矿现象)及其文化意义。我们的初步结果强调了一些器具作为文化标志的重要性,也有助于确定南高加索地区的共同文化背景和区域特点。
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