Bead
Item are rounded, flat in profile, with one hole in the center (beads). They are made of soft rock, including pyrophyllite (agalmatolite).
On the surface of the bead, there are traces of artificial red paint. The artificial composition is indicated by low levels of iron (12.35%), as well as the presence of aluminosilicate and organic additives.
Manufacturing technique
The initial material (pyrophyllite) was broken into small fragments. Then, at the second stage, a blank of the required shape was created. After that, in the third stage, the blank was ground and drilled.
Use-wear traces
No.
Storage location
North-Eastern State University, Magadan cityInventory number
Ушки-V-2007The Museum KAMIS
NoSize
Length - 7 mm
Height - 7 mm
Thickness - 5 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.
