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Chernoozerie II

The site is located on the left bank of the river Irtysh and separated from the river by a large floodplain. Total area of the excavated site is 2154 m2. In general, three cultural layers of different times can be distinguished on the site. 

In total, 3071 stone artefacts were found on the site. Among them there are cores, core flakes, blades, and flakes. Light siliceous rock, quartzite and jasper rocks were mainly used for manufacturing the items. 

The collection of bone artifacts includes 34 pcs. They are close to each other typologically and by manufacturing technique. Bone inventory divides on four groups: insert daggers or spear tips, knives; household items; decorations; unknown items. 

Collection

Fragment №1 of ornamented dagger

A fragment of an insert dagger

Fragment №2 of ornamented dagger

A fragment of an insert dagger

Unknown item

An axe-like item

A fragment of an insert dagger

A fragment of an ornamented insert dagger made of tubular bone

A fragment of a diadem (?)

A fragment of a decoration item (diadem, according to Petrin V.T.)

Pendant (?)

A pendant in the form of a circle sector (Petrin V.T.)

Publications

Genning V.F., Petrin V.T. Pozdnepaleoliticheskaya epoha na yuge Zapadnoj Sibiri. - Novosibirsk, 1985.

Petrin V.T. Paleoliticheskie pamyatniki Zapadno-Sibirskoj ravniny. - Novosibirsk, 1986.

Petrin V.T. Raskopki pozdnepaleoliticheskoj stoyanki CHernoozer'e II na Srednem Irtyshe // Iz istorii Sibiri. - Tomsk, 1974.