The article is devoted to the classification of the core of the Toda-1 Neolithic grotto in the Baysuntau mountains in southern Uzbekistan. Despite the small number in the parking lot, a number of stone splitting methods were used. Among them, a special place is occupied by the peripheral splitting of shortened flakes from a wide blow area. This method of splitting with a decrease in the dimensions of the core passes into a one-two-site, orthogonal and atypical conical shape of the splitting. But these methods of splitting were performed only from non-siliceous rocks, which are found in abundance in the vicinity of the Toda-1 grotto. In the collection, although in a small amount, core from brown flint and highly silicified limestone are found, which are distinguished by strong harmony, and they also mainly underwent microdisintegration. This may indicate the paleoeconomics of high-quality raw materials in the parking lot. In general, judging by the core, in the Toda-1 grotto industry, along with Neolithic innovations (microinventory), there is a strong preservation of the Paleolithic elements of stone processing.
Volume 12 | 07-Special Issue
Pages: 2697-2702
DOI: 10.5373/JARDCS/V12SP7/20202407