The Late Pleistocene Microblade Component of Ushki Lake (Kamchatka, Russian Far East)

• Published in: PaleoAmerica
• Main Authors: Gómez Coutouly, Yan Axel, Ponkratova, Irina Y.
• Other Authors: Préhistoire et Technologie (PréTech), Université Paris Nanterre (UPN)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: HAL CCSD 2016
• Subjects: [SHS.ARCHEO]Humanities and Social Sciences/Archaeology and Prehistory; Swan Point; Kamchatka; Alaska; Beringia
• Online Access: https://hal.parisnanterre.fr//hal-01529067; https://doi.org/10.1080/20555563.2016.1202722

International audience The Late Pleistocene sites from Ushki Lake (Kamchatka) are among the most important sites for the understanding of the early archaeology of Beringia. This article presents a descriptive technological analysis of the stone-tool productions from Ushki-1 and Ushki-5, focusing on...