THE CERAMICS OF THE NEOLITHIC-EARLY BRONZE FROM THE ALEKSEEVKA-I SETTLEMENT (Results of Technical and Technological Analysis and Study of Ornamentation)

Authors

  • Yu. F. Kiryushin Institute of archaeology and Ethnography SB RAS, Altai state university
  • N. F. Stepanova Institute of archaeology and Ethnography SB RAS, Altai state university

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14258/tpai(2017)4(20).-02

Keywords:

the neolithic, eneolithic, early bronze, settlement, ceramics, ornament, technical and technological analysis, pottery paste, raw materials, cultural traditions

Abstract

The article is devoted to the study of pottery from the Neolithic - Early Bronze Age from the Alekseevka-I settlement from the southwestern regions of Altai made in the following directions: technical and technologi-cal analysis, study of ornamentation. Technical and technological analysis revealed differences in skills in the choice of raw materials and the formation of molding masses. It is established that the tradition of using low- and mid-plastic raw materials prevails, especially in early ceramic complexes. A special feature of the collection is the presence of a significant number of vessels made with the addition of organic matter in a large concentration (wool, manure, organic solution). Ornamentation was made with a variety of tools and ways. The main part of the collection is decorated with prints of non-toothed objects, there are fewer prints of combed stamps and ropes. The research fixed both mechanical mixing of different ceramics and mixing of cultural traditions which reflects interaction of various groups of the population in the Neolithic - Early Bronze period.

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THE CERAMICS OF THE NEOLITHIC-EARLY BRONZE FROM THE ALEKSEEVKA-I SETTLEMENT (Results of Technical and Technological Analysis and Study of Ornamentation). (2017). THEORY AND PRACTICE OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESEARCH, 20(4), 29-38. https://doi.org/10.14258/tpai(2017)4(20).-02

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