Stone Blade Arrowhead Culture

Japanese: 石刃鏃文化 - せきじんぞくぶんか

A culture characterized by stone blade arrowheads, made by simply processing stone blades into arrowheads. It was widely found in northern Eurasia from the Mesolithic to the early Neolithic periods. In the Japanese archipelago, it is found only in eastern and northern Hokkaido, and is accompanied by Urahoro-style pottery and Memanbetsu-style pottery from the early Jomon period. On the Asian continent, it is found in various parts of Siberia, northeastern China, and Mongolia, and many ruins have been reported. When examined closely, differences in time and region can be seen within this culture. The earliest stone blade arrowheads in Siberia were made from microblades less than 1 cm wide, and date to the Mesolithic stage, when no pottery was associated with them.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

石刃に簡単な加工を加えて鏃とした石刃鏃を特徴とする文化。中石器時代から新石器時代初期にかけてユーラシア大陸北部に広く認められる。日本列島では，北海道東･北部に限って存在し，縄文時代早期浦幌式土器，女満別式土器などを伴う。アジア大陸側では，シベリア，中国東北，モンゴルの各地に存在し，数多くの遺跡が報告されている。細かく見ると，この文化には時代性と地域性の差を認めることができる。シベリアの最初期の石刃鏃は幅1cm以下の細石刃に作られたもので，土器を伴わない中石器時代段階のものである。

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