The issue of combining all Mesolithic lithic assemblages recovered from regions close to the Caspian Sea under the umbrella of Trialetian industry is a problematic one. At the same three Paleolithic sites of Huto, Kamarband, and Komishan... more
The issue of combining all Mesolithic lithic assemblages recovered from regions close to the Caspian Sea under the umbrella of Trialetian industry is a problematic one. At the same three Paleolithic sites of Huto, Kamarband, and Komishan all show great degree of resemblance in their lithics techno-typology while deviate from those from Caucasus region. The most obvious reason for such circumstances would be the exceptional accessibility of the occupants of these localities to the fine quality raw materials. Such situation has not been reported from Caucasus yet. Whether to what extent Mesolithic societies of other Trialetian sites around the Caspian Sea had such access to the raw material sources is not clear. That is why one question remains to be answered: was the resemblance of Trialetian lithic assemblages due to the same cultural affinities or just a simple response to the abundance of raw material sources?
