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https://doi.org/10.20874/2071-0437-2026-74-3-2

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Stone tools of the Bronze Age from the Pyakupur 3 site with the Seima-Turbino component (northern taiga subzone of Western Siberia)    

Svetlana N., Skochina, Candidate of Historical Sciences, Senior Researcher, Tyumen Scientific Centre SB RAS, Tyumen, Rissia, sveta_skochina@mail.ru, https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8162-4779

Olga E., Poshekhonova, Researcher, Tyumen Scientific Centre SB RAS, Tyumen, Russia, poshehonova.olg@gmail.com, https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5081-4331

This article presents the results of a comprehensive analysis of Early Bronze Age stone tools from the Pyakupur 3 site (last quarter of the 3rd — early 2nd millennium BC), located in the northern taiga subzone of Western Siberia. The recovered assemblage demonstrates a close association with the regional quartz-based lithic industry, a hallmark of archaeological sites in this area. The assemblage is primarily represented by quartz artifacts and sandstone abrasives. Of particular significance within the Pyakupur collection is an assemblage of gray flint artifacts exhibiting evidence of heat treatment and indications of metal-tool use in their production. This group of artifacts displays clear parallels with the Seima-Turbino flint items discovered at Bronze Age sites across Western Siberia. Overall, the lithic inventory suggests a specialized industrial activity at the settlement, with a focus on stone processing. This interpretation is substantiated by typological analysis and use-wear studies. In addition, the settlement's inhabitants engaged in a range of economic and domestic practices, including hide processing, woodworking, hunting, and butchering. Although no metal tools were found at the site, the presence of a ceramic nozzle and a crucible fragment may indicate metalworking. However, specialized tools functionally linked to metalworking were not identified.

Keywords:  northern taiga zone of Western Siberia, Early Bronze Age, quartz tools, flint tooks, abrasives, Seima-Turbino component, heat treatment, use wear analysis.

© Skochina S.N., Poshekhonova O.E., 2026

Funding. S.N. Skochina formulated the research goals and objectives, conducted typological and traceological analysis of stone tools, performed micrographs of wear marks, and compiled the research results. This work was completed within the framework of the Russian Ministry of Science and Higher Education's State Assignment No. 126022618029-1. O.E. Poshekhonova — obtaining sources, dating materials, planigraphic analysis. This work was completed within the framework of the Russian Ministry of Science and Higher Education's State Assignment No. 126022618022-2.

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