MAIASP. 2025. No. 20 Talgat Mamirov (Semey, Kazakhstan), Viktor Merts (Pavlodar, Kazakhstan) On the “first evidence for the late Paleolithic in Kazakhstan”and new concepts DOI: 10.53737/2713-2021.2025.76.58.011 Access this article (PDF File) Pages: 159—166 |
The publication analyzes a lithic artifact from the exhibition of the Regional Museum of Local History of the city Semey. It is a core, which was discovered in 1928 during the construction of the Turkistan-Siberian Railway 3 km south of the isolated terrain feature of Altynkolat in a clay layer at a depth of 2 meters. The find is of such importance that, as noted by Khassan Alpysbaev, a leading expert on the Paleolithic of Kazakhstan, it provides evidence of the existence of Late Paleolithic traces within the region. The core is of double striking platforms, one-sided, of a prismatic reduction technique for the production of elongated blades. The discovery of a core in a buried context opens up new prospects and indicates the direction for further investigations of early Upper Paleolithic sites on the eastern outskirts of the Saryarka. |
Key words: East Kazakhstan, museum, chance find, Stone Age, Paleolithic, core. |
Received October 2, 2025 Accepted for publication October 16, 2025 |
About the authors: Mamirov Talgat (Semey, Kazakhstan). PhD (History), Shakarim University E-mail: talgatmamirov@gmail.com Merts Viktor (Pavlodar, Kazakhstan). PhD (History), Toraighyrov University E-mail: v_merz@mail.ru |