The artifacts unearthed in Kostenki caused a debate in Japan as well as to whether the shape of the artifacts had been deliberately formed by grinding in a production process or it was a result of abrasion caused by use.
コスチョンキ出土資料は製作時に磨いたのか使用痕によるものなのかをめぐって日本国内でも論争が起こった。