OF THE CHEKANOVSKY LOG-10 BURIAL GROUND OF THE ANDRONOVO (FEDOROVO) CULTURE 10
Abstract
This article is devoted to the study of the Andronovo ceramic complex of the Chekanovsky Log-10 burial ground, one of the largest necropolises in the Altai Foothills and the entire Ob-Irtysh interfluve.
Both a general morphological analysis of ceramics was carried out, including consideration of the shapes of vessels, methods of surface treatment, ornamentation techniques and decorative stylistics, as well as a technical and technological analysis, which made it possible to identify the traditions of selecting the original materials and composing pottery paste.
As a result, eight groups of vessels were identifi ed, differing in the composition of the natural structure and parameters of general proportionality. It was found that most of the vessels had average proportions.
When making ceramics, potters gave preference to medium-ferruginous clays containing natural inclusions of minerals. 10 recipes for pottery paste were identified. The leading one at the site was the tradition of using chamotte as a mineral admixture; organic additives were mainly used solutions and squeeze of manure.
The correlation of all the data obtained during the analysis revealed that the greatest dependence can be traced between morphological groups, the method of surface treatment and the ornamentation of the vessels. The relationship of morphological groups with the raw materials of vessels and recipes for their manufacture is visible to a lesser extent.
A number of vessels had a non-standard shape and decoration (vessels with grooves, a ledge on the shoulder, a drawn comb stamp). The identifi ed unusual signs may be associated with contacts with the population of other territories (presumably with the Alakul population from the Urals or Kazakhstan), since they are not typical for the Andronovo (Fedorovо) culture.
A comparison of the obtained results of technical and technological analysis with data from other Andronovo complexes indicates that the ceramics of the Chekanovsky Log-10 burial ground have greater similarities in the ceramics manufacturing technology with the monuments of the Altai plain zone.
At the same time, the features of the morphology and ornamentation of the dishes indicate a general similarity with ceramics from the Andronovo sites not only in Altai, but also in the Upper Irtysh region.
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