Flint convergent scraper from Ararat-1 Cave, Armenia, shown from multiple angles (IMAGE)

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Flint convergent scraper from Ararat-1 Cave, Armenia, shown from multiple angles

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The carefully shaped working edge reflects sophisticated stone-tool production techniques used by prehistoric hunter-gatherers in the southern Caucasus. Artifacts such as this help researchers trace technological traditions and connections between communities across the region.

 

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Boris Gasparyan

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