Resumen de Remains of a Puzzle. The Distribution of Volcanic Glass Artifacts from Sources in Northeast China and Far East Russia

Trudy Doelman, Peter W. Jia, Robin Torrence, Vladimir K. Popov

• Previous geochemical studies of volcanic glass artifacts dating to the Late Palaeolithic in northeast Asia have revealed a wide distribution of artifacts from sources in China, Korea, and Far East Russia. Through an analysis of lithic technology, this study sheds new light on the variety and complexity of the social, technological, and landscape factors that shaped the long distance movement of stone artifacts