MESOLYTIC COMPLEX OF THE OGURDINO SETTLEMENT (BASED ON MATERIALS FROM EXCAVATIONS IN 2018)
The article presents the results of a typological analysis of the stone inventory of the Ogurdino settlement from the excavations in 2018. The settlement of Ogurdino is the largest and most studied Mesolithic site of the Kama region. The characteristics of the stone industry of the settlement formed the basis for the identification of the Ogurdinsky stage of the Kama Mesolithic culture. During the work in 2018, in an excavation with an area of 36 m², 471 stone items were discovered, attributed to the Mesolithic. The main raw material at the site was not high quality pebble flint. The leading category of cleavage was a blade up to 1 cm wide. Pencil- like and conical cores with one striking platform prevailed among the cores. More than 80% of the tools were made on blades. The main categories of tools were retouched blades, carvers, corner cutters, scrapers and micro-scrapers. Based on previous studies and the results of work in 2018, the settlement can be characterized as a long-term or frequently visited place of hunters of the Mesolithic era. Comparison with the materials of previous studies of the site showed similarity in terms of the main criteria (raw materials, nature of the industry, tool kit). Therefore, the collection of stone tools from the settlement of Ogurdino in 2018 can be considered as typical for this site.