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MAIASP. 2024. No. 17 Albina Yerzhanova (Almaty, Kazakhstan), Alexander Goryachev (Almaty, Kazakhstan), Michael Frachetti (St. Louis, USA), Mikhail Chernov (Almaty, Kazakhstan) On the manufacture and use of stone pestles from bronze age
settlements and chance finds in the Zhetysu region ( DOI: 10.53737/2713-2021.2024.81.43.002 Access this
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Stone tools are
considered an integral part of the economic and production complex of the
Bronze Age settlements in the Zhetysu region. The
systematization of the previously investigated pestles from stratified
landmarks and the trace investigations of chance finds in the region have
made it possible to combine these objects into a single set of tools. On this
basis, the raw material base to produce stone pestles was identified and
their main parameters and shapes, production techniques and application
methods were presented. According to the results of the study, these tools
are multifunctional implements that were used in mining, metalworking,
various types of domestic crafts and everyday life. Some of the tools from
chance finds continued to be used later in the Early Iron Age. |
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Key words: Zhetysu, archaeology,
Bronze Age, trace research, stone pestle, chance finds. |
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Received May 20, 2024 Accepted for
publication June 20, 2024 |
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About
the authors: Yerzhanova Albina ( E-mail: erjanova_a@mail.ru Goryachev Alexander ( E-mail: aga.2805@mail.ru Frachetti Michael ( E-mail: frachetti@wustl.edu Chernov Mikhail ( E-mail: mihalapych@yandex.kz |