CENSERS FROM AFANASYEVO SETTLEMENTS FROM THE ALTAI MOUNTAINS

  • N.F. Stepanova Altai State University; Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography SB RAS Email: nstepanova10@mail.ru
DOI_disc_logo https://doi.org/10.14258/tpai(2023)35(4).-08

Abstract

The article introduces into scientifi c circulation the data on Afanasyevo censers from the settlements studied in the Altai Mountains, and presents a comparative analysis with similar products from funeral complexes. The relevance of research is that in publications there is practically no information about vessels of this type from settlements. More than 20 censers were found in three settlements, which doubles the total number of such products from the Altai Mountains. Censers from the settlements, as well as from funeral complexes, belong to two options for decorating a pallet, using different tools and methods. A comparative analysis of this type of vessel from different regions revealed a similarity and difference in the design of pallets of finds from the Altai Mountains, Yenisei and East Kazakhstan. A comparison with the censers of the Okunev, Ancient Yamnaya and Catocomb cultures showed that the similarity lies only in the presence of a bowl and a tray. Afanasyevo incense censers have handles, but there are no partitions in the bowl; the differences can be seen in the design of the trays and the ornament. A comparison of radiocarbon dates showed that the Afanasyevo incense censers from the Altai Mountains are much older than the Okunev, ancient Yamnaya and catacombones. The presence of common features in incense censers from different cultures allows us to speak about a common prototype of such products.

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Author Biography

N.F. Stepanova, Altai State University; Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography SB RAS

Candidate of Historical Sciences, Senior Researcher of Laboratories of Interdisciplinary Study of Archaeology of Western Siberia and Altai, Altai State University; Senior Researcher of Barnaul Laboratory of Archaeology and Ethnography (South Siberia), Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography, Siberian Branch of the RussianAcademy of Sciences

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Published
2023-12-13
How to Cite
Stepanova N. CENSERS FROM AFANASYEVO SETTLEMENTS FROM THE ALTAI MOUNTAINS // THEORY AND PRACTICE OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESEARCH, 2023. Vol. 35, № 4. P. 147-158 DOI: 10.14258/tpai(2023)35(4).-08. URL: http://journal.asu.ru/tpai/article/view/14379.
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Vol 35 No 4 (2023)
Section
MATERIAL ANALYSIS IN ARCHAEOLOGY

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