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Subject: [nostratic] Re: Problems with Bomhard


> Culturally, it appears the spread in the deserts of Transoxania acted
> as an effective culture barrier to the spread of mesolithic
> technologies northward from Belt Cave, Jeitun and Hissar to Central
> Asiatic Keltiminar until the climatic recovery after 5,800 BCE.
>
> But then I am a little rusty on cultures in this region. Perhaps
> Alexander can help with pre-Keltiminar cultures in Central Asia.


I have found the following data on Mesolithic - Early Neolithic concerning
microliths in Central Asia and East Ural .
All the data BC and seem to be uncalibrated.

The Belt Cave (SE Caspian region) 9500+-200 ; 11660 +-640
Dam-Dam Cheshme (the Krasnovodsk region) a number of layers from about 10000
(D.D.Ch. 6-7) to about 7000-8000 (D.D.Ch. 2-3) - NB - In the layer 4 the
remains of domesticated sheep and goats, already morphologically
distinguished from the wild forms, found.
Jebel (close to Dam-Dam-Ch.) a number of layers from about 8000-9000 (J. 6)
to 4080+-240 (J. 3) - NB - In the layer 4 the remains of domesticated
animals are found
Mesolithic of Ustyurt (between the Caspian and Aral seas) estimated 8th-7th
mill.

Jeitun since about 6000 [I think it's a secondary wave from Jarmo]

Tutkaul (Tajikistan) from about 10000 (T. 3) to 6070+-170 and 5150+-140 (T.
2) - NB - not only sickle implements but also hoes are found
In Sai-Sayed of the same culture (no date) remains of domesticated sheep or
goat are found
The Machay Cave (West Tajikistan) in the layers of 5600+-110 remains of
domesticated cattle are found

Oshkhona (East Tajikistan) the 2nd layer 7580+-130 ; the 3rd layer 5430+-150
and 5145+-120

Tash-Kumyr (Fergana) since 9th mill.
Obishir (not far from Fergana) since 7th mill. - NB - remains of
domesticated animals are found
Microliths in this region (BTW it's a halfway from Mesopotamia to ancient
China) are of the Zarzian type.

Thelmann (N Kazakhstan) 8600+-200 - NB - at Neolithic levels remains of
domesticated animals are found

The Yangelka culture at SouthEast Ural with the microliths of the
SouthCaspian type:
Mys Bezymyanny about 10000
Yangelka about 8000
Cholodny Klyuch 7675+-50 ; 7645+-50
Yakhtu-Kul' 6480+-130 ; 6345+-110

Alexander