String of beads
Items are rounded, flat in profile, with one hole in the center (beads). They are made mainly of soft rock, including pyrophyllite (agalmatolite).
Traces of artificial red paint have been remained on the surface of the pendant and some of the beads. The artificial composition is indicated by low iron values and the presence of organic additives.
Manufacturing technique
The process of making the beads included manufacturing of the blanks (of similar sizes). Then the central holes were made. Then the items were trated on abrasive slabs. After that, all the beads that were on one string became the beads with the similar diameter.
Use-wear traces
Use-wear traces were not found. However, in some cases, the surface shows traces of contact with soft material (leather or leather clothing).
Storage location
North-Eastern State University, Magadan cityInventory number
Ушки-V-2007/460The Museum KAMIS
NoSize
Diameter – 3-7 mm
Thickness – 1-3 mm
Material
Pyrophyllite (agalmatolite)Dating
13300 – 12500 years BPCulture
Ushki V site, cultural layer VII, transition from the Paleolithic to the Neolithic, the end of the Pleistocene.The author of the excavations
Ponkratova I.Yu.2007
Publications
Ponkratova I.Yu., Gubar Yu.S., Lbova L.V. Spektralnyy analiz okrashennykh artefaktov sloya VII stoyanki Ushki V (poluostrov Kamchatka) // Universum Humanitarium. 2019. № 1. S. 56–71.
Ponkratova I.Yu. Etapy zaseleniya territorii u Bolshogo Ushkovskogo ozera na Kamchatke v kontse pleystotsena – golotsene // Arkheologiya. etnografiya i antropologiya Evrazii. 2020. T. 48. № 1. S. 41–51.
Indeytsy Kalifornii. Katalog kollektsiy Kunstkamery. 2018. SPb.: MAE RAN. 344 s.
