Abstract
Igren 8 is a settlement of hunter-gatherers of the Mesolithic period. In total, 10 pit-dwellings were found, having been constructed by the people of the Kukrek Culture (the 8th – 7th Millenia BC). The present study focuses on revising the animal osteological material according to modern archaeozoological techniques. The study findings are related to the seasonal fluctuations of the settlement, the hunting specialisation of its inhabitants, and the details of taphonomy of the bones found. Moreover, a group of bone fragments were distinguished that constituted the waste material from bone tool production. The major groups of osseous industry are also described.
Highlights
The archaeological site Igren 8 is a seasonal settlement of the Mesolithic hunter-gatherer tribes of the Kukrek Culture
Complete research of all categories of archaeological material has a high potential for the reconstruction of the economy and everyday life of the Mesolithic tribes who inhabited the river zones of the Ukrainian territory
Mammals are represented by 13 species at the Igren 8 site
Summary
The archaeological site Igren 8 is a seasonal settlement of the Mesolithic hunter-gatherer tribes of the Kukrek Culture. These former residents left behind some well-persevered remains of 10 pit-dwellings. Complete research of all categories of archaeological material has a high potential for the reconstruction of the economy and everyday life of the Mesolithic tribes who inhabited the river zones of the Ukrainian territory. The Igren 8 settlement belongs to the full-grown stage of Kukrek cultural development (Zalizniak, 2005, pp.). Kukrek tribes appeared in areas of the Lower and Middle Dnieper River. They settled in such sites as Kamiana Mohyla, Dobrianka, Gorodock, Popovy
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