VITA ANTIQUA                                                                          ISSN 2522-9419 (Online), 2519-4542 (Print)
Center for Paleoethnological Research
VITA ANTIQUA 16, 2025, Tangible Heritage of Ancient Times : approaches, contexts, interpretations

Diana Dudnyk¹
At the Burin’s Edge : production and reutilisation of burins in the Mizyn assemblage
¹Institute of Archaeology of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
¹ORCID: 0000-0003-0855-3219

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ABSTRACT

The article is focused on studying the assemblage of complete burins from the Mizyn site. This study investigates the technological aspects of burin production and offers a typological classification. A considerable presence of artefacts with evidence of reutilisation was found, which points to the intensive use of these tools. This paper is a part of the research project “Epigravettian lithic technologies of tool production, use, and discard: a case study of the Mizyn industry” made possible with the support of the German Archaeological Institute within the framework of the fellowship program “Documenting, Recording and Saving Ukrainian Archaeological Heritage”.

Keywords: Middle Dnipro basin, Epigravettian, Mizyn industry, lithics, burins, attribute analysis, technology, typology.

Lenguage: English

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Dudnyk, D.V. 2025. At the Burin’s Edge : production and reutilisation of burins in the Mizyn assemblage. VITA ANTIQUA,16. Tangible Heritage of Ancient Times : approaches, contexts, interpretations

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