The Microlithic Character of Neolithic Cultures in Central Asia, Trans-Baikal, and Manchuria
Abstract Comparative study of both pottery and stone implements indicates that Mongolia, Manchuria, and eastern Siberia constitute a Siberian-Mongolian culture area of great antiquity. During the Neolithic this area was characterized by a small-tool tradition distinct from the microlithic tradition...
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crcambridgeupr:10.2307/277798 2023-05-15T18:30:42+02:00 The Microlithic Character of Neolithic Cultures in Central Asia, Trans-Baikal, and Manchuria Larichev, V. E. 1962 http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/277798 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0002731600025300 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms American Antiquity volume 27, issue 3, page 315-322 ISSN 0002-7316 2325-5064 Museology Archeology Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) History journal-article 1962 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.2307/277798 2022-04-07T08:08:57Z Abstract Comparative study of both pottery and stone implements indicates that Mongolia, Manchuria, and eastern Siberia constitute a Siberian-Mongolian culture area of great antiquity. During the Neolithic this area was characterized by a small-tool tradition distinct from the microlithic tradition of the west, and unlike the tool-making developments of the Yang-shao and Lung-shan farmers to the south. The so-called “microlithic” character of the Siberian Neolithic is not demonstrated by archaeological collections from the area, and is demonstrated to be the historic result of early terminological confusions that have been perpetuated in the literature. A. A. Formozov's claims for a Eurasian steppe culture characterized by a microlithic tradition distinct from both the southern farmers and the forest culture of the taiga are rejected. Article in Journal/Newspaper taiga Siberia Cambridge University Press (via Crossref) American Antiquity 27 3 315 322 |
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Abstract Comparative study of both pottery and stone implements indicates that Mongolia, Manchuria, and eastern Siberia constitute a Siberian-Mongolian culture area of great antiquity. During the Neolithic this area was characterized by a small-tool tradition distinct from the microlithic tradition of the west, and unlike the tool-making developments of the Yang-shao and Lung-shan farmers to the south. The so-called “microlithic” character of the Siberian Neolithic is not demonstrated by archaeological collections from the area, and is demonstrated to be the historic result of early terminological confusions that have been perpetuated in the literature. A. A. Formozov's claims for a Eurasian steppe culture characterized by a microlithic tradition distinct from both the southern farmers and the forest culture of the taiga are rejected. |
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The Microlithic Character of Neolithic Cultures in Central Asia, Trans-Baikal, and Manchuria |
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The Microlithic Character of Neolithic Cultures in Central Asia, Trans-Baikal, and Manchuria |
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The Microlithic Character of Neolithic Cultures in Central Asia, Trans-Baikal, and Manchuria |
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The Microlithic Character of Neolithic Cultures in Central Asia, Trans-Baikal, and Manchuria |
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The Microlithic Character of Neolithic Cultures in Central Asia, Trans-Baikal, and Manchuria |
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microlithic character of neolithic cultures in central asia, trans-baikal, and manchuria |
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