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Underwater Middle Paleolithic Site of Kaštel Štafilić - Resnik: Results of Lithic Analysis

Kaštel Štafilić – Resnik is an open-air Middle Paleolithic site, located in Dalmatia, dating to the time when the sea level was lower than today. This is the first systematic exploration of underwater Paleolithic site in Croatia. Poster presents results of lithic analysis of material collected during field seasons 2008, and 2010 – 2015, as a part od research funded by the Croatian Science Foundation and the Ministry of Culture of Republic of Croatia. Lithic material was collected and analysed, and geological research of surrounding area was undertaken. The original site was destroyed by the wave action, and the artifacts were collected from the sea floor surface and Holocene mud. Analyses confirmed that artifacts belong to the Mousterian industry. This is also supported by finds of centripetal cores and scrapers. The other important issue of Kaštel Štafilić – Resnik is development of criteria for separation pseudo-artifacts that were modified by sea from artifacts. Comparation of geomorphology and lithic assemblage with open- air and cave sites will help us understand effcet of environment on chert and artifacts.

middle paleolithic ; lithic analysis ; underwater archaeology ; mousterian

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