For You Lot Data - Ancient Populations From Unlike Caucasus Regions Had Potent Social Connections

H5N1 inquiry grouping from Russian Federation together with the USA analyzed samples of obsidian volcanic drinking glass inwards Kabardino-Balkaria. It turned out that to a greater extent than than lxx M years ago, Neanderthals transferred this mineral to distances upwardly to 250 kilometers together with used it to industry tools. These findings help to empathise how populations from dissimilar regions communicated inwards antiquity. The written report was supported past times the Russian Science Foundation together with is published inwards the Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports.

A) obsidian inwards rocks formed during the eruption; B), C) obsidian boulders ("bombs"), differing inwards color together with shape
 [Credit: Ekaterina V. Doronicheva et al./Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 2018]

When volcanoes erupted, the ejected lava hardens formed a mixture of diverse minerals, including obsidian. In the Stone Age, the ancient people used this textile extensively to create tools. In fact, nosotros role it fifty-fifty now: inwards surgery, for the industry of nighttime drinking glass together with jewelry.

The elemental composition of obsidian is unique non exclusively for each volcano, only also for each eruption. This makes it possible to create upwardly one's heed exactly the specific archaeological site, where detail obsidian sample originated from.

According to before studies, inwards the Paleolithic inwards Central Europe together with the Caucasus, obsidians were actively transferred from i short town to another, together with over fourth dimension the distance of its shipping increased from 100 to to a greater extent than than 700 kilometers.

Scientists from the non-profit scheme "Laboratory of Prehistory" analyzed the elemental composition of obsidian samples from diverse Neanderthals ites of the Central together with North-Western Caucasus, which were constitute during several expeditions. The obsidian composition turned out to hold upwardly most identical for many tools, which indicates their mutual origin.

Saradj-Chuko Grotto. 2017 excavations. 1) View from the grotto to the Saradj-Chuko (Fanduko) river valley;
2)–9) – obsidian tools from layer 6B, 2017 excavations [Credit: Ekaterina V. Doronicheva et al./
Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 2018]

New information also indicates that obsidian was transported over to a greater extent than than 250 kilometers from sources inwards the Central Caucasus to the North-West Caucasus during the Middle Paleolithic. At the same time, novel studies present that the Central Caucasus populations cultural tradition differed from the Neanderthals of the North-West Caucasus. So archaeologists bring notwithstanding to figure out how the interaction betwixt these dissimilar Neanderthals groups was construct inwards this period.

Scientists also constitute that inwards the Upper Paleolithic, people transported obsidians from the Elbrus portion together with the South Caucasus to the Mezmay cave, which is located inwards the North-West Caucasus. The length of migration was 250 together with 450 kilometers respectively. The researchers propose that inwards the Upper Paleolithic at that topographic point was already a developed social network betwixt groups of people from dissimilar regions.

"The written report of cultural areas, the touching on of innovations together with mechanisms for the dissemination of novel technologies is i of the most of import tasks of modern research. Our operate reliably shows the beingness of connections of the population of dissimilar regions inwards antiquity.

These results tin hold upwardly widely used inwards academy lectures, equally good equally inwards modern textbooks for middle together with high school. Also, the results of recent studies tin hold upwardly used inwards the pattern of expositions of museums together with thematic exhibitions," summarizes Ekaterina Doronicheva, i of the authors of the work, Ph.D., inquiry associate of the "Laboratory of Prehistory".

Source: Akson Russian Science Communication [November 29, 2018]


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