Averin V.A., Averina A.V., Utkin A.V.

Key words: Mesolithic, Upper Volga region, Kunda culture, Butovo culture, Veretje culture, horn sockets, adzes, axes.
The article publishes a series of specific Early Mesolithic items, namely, horn sockets for cutting tools, which were found in the Upper Volga region but have not been fully published so far. The article lists both sockets from stationary excavations at peat bog sites and chance finds. The latter allow to ascertain the area where such items are encountered. The article gives detailed descriptions of the sockets and lists a wide range of analogies.