The first Middle Palaeolithic site exhibiting obsidian industry on the northern slopes of the Central Caucasus

Abstract

Modern research in the Caucasus involving both obsidian artefact characterisation and sourcing enhances our knowledge of the early exploitation and exchange of this raw material (Le Bourdonnec et al . 2012; Montoya et al . 2013; Chatainger & Gratuze 2014; Doronicheva & Shackley 2014; Frahm et al . 2014; Pleurdeau et al . 2016).