Klyuev N.A., Sleptsov I.YU., Gladchenkov A.A., Shapovalov E.YU., Belova I.V., Tiunov M.P., Gusev A.E., Vorobyev A.M., Pochivalova N.M., Panin P.S., Kolganova A.M.
Труды института истории, археологии и этнографии ДВО РАН 2023; 39: 50-65
The article describes the first results of research of new archaeological sites in Primorye - in the Triangular cave and the Perspective cave. The works were carried out in 2021-2022. In the Triangular cave, the burial of a man of the paleometal era was discovered. This is the first such find in Primorye. The skull and part of the skeleton of the buried were found. The preservation of the skull will allow you to recreate the appearance of a deceased person. Next to the deceased there was a funeral inventory - two polished axes, a polished knife and a bone puncture. The buried one was lying with his head towards the entrance of the cave. Stone axes were located on both sides of the skull, a polished knife broken in half was at the parietal part of the skull. The bone puncture was located on the left side of the bone remains, not far from one of the axes. When stripping the bones of the right hand, a fragment of hand-made pottery was found to the right of the remains. The nature of the finds leaves no doubt that a burial was found in the cave, conducted in compliance with a certain ritual, as evidenced by the composition and location of the accompanying tool kit. According to the typology of the inventory and the technical and technical characteristics of the fragment of pottery, the burial was tentatively attributed to the paleometal era. The burial studies have not been completed yet and will continue. The site of an ancient man of the Middle Neolithic period was discovered in the Perspektivnaya cave. Ceramics and stone products were found. Their analysis showed that they were made by representatives of the Rudninskaya archaeological culture. Osteological material was also obtained in the cave, part of which was connected with the vital activity of the ancient inhabitants of the cave.
