Lithic Industry of Chernoozerye Archeological Site VIa (Based on Excavation Materials 2016)
The results of the analysis of the collection of the stone inventory of the stone stock of Chernoozerye site VIa obtained during the excavations of 2016 are presented. The main method is attributive approach. Special attention is paid to the zone of cleavage of chips and dorsal surface, as well as metric characteristics of deplating as length, width, thickness of plates and chips, angle of cleavage, angle of convergence of edges, etc. The authors substantiate the allocation of the main strategy of stone splitting aimed at obtaining plate chips, as well as the use of pressing techniques. As the ultimate goal of splitting, it is assumed to obtain inserts for liner guns with narrow grooves - long thin plates with a straight profile and sharp longitudinal edges. On the basis of the composition and traces of chafe preliminary conclusion about the specifics of the monument as short-term main-site.