CERAMICS MADE WITH THE USE OF POTTER’S WHEEL FROM EXCAVATIONS OF THE BURLA-3 SETTLEMENT IN 1987–1988

  • A.S. Fedoruk Altai State University Email: fedorukas@mail.ru
  • D.V. Papin Altai State University; Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography SB RAS Email: papindv@mail.ru
  • 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).-10
Keywords: Bronze Age, steppe and forest-steppe Altai, ceramics, made with the use of potter’s whee, Burla-3 settlement, ornamentation, historical-and-cultural approach, raw material, pottery paste

Abstract

The article is devoted to the introduction into scientific circulation of the preliminary results of studying the collection of ceramics, made with the use of potter’s wheel, from the settlement of Burla-3, originating from the excavations of V.S. Udodov in 1987–1988. The collection is kept in the funds of the Museum of Archaeology and Ethnography of Altai, Altai State University. The authors analyzed the shapes of vessels, ornaments, raw materials and molding compounds. As a result, it was determined that the main part of the dishes were pots. Jars and jug-shaped vessels are few in number. Ceramics, made with the use of potter’s wheel, are practically devoid of ornament. All vessels are made of sanded clay. Three traditions have been identified in the selection of raw materials for the preparation of molding compounds: 1) the composition of molding compounds from two clays; 2) from one ferruginous clay; 3) from ferruginous clay with the inclusion of a white substance evenly distributed throughout the molding mass of the vessels. The authors come to the conclusion that the predominance of dishes, ceramics, made with the use of potter’s wheel, which is not typical for the main cultures of the Late Bronze Age of the region, indicates the alien nature of the population of the village. Taken together with the presence at the site of a kiln for fi ring vessels, fragments melted to a glassy state and deformed from exposure to high temperatures, it is most likely to have been produced locally, possibly aimed at import.

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Author Biographies

A.S. Fedoruk, Altai State University

Candidate of Historical Sciences, Senior Researcher of the Laboratory for Interdisciplinary Study of the Archaeology of Western Siberia and Altai, Altai State University, Barnaul, Russia; Researcher of Barnaul Laboratory of Archaeology and Ethnography, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences

D.V. Papin, Altai State University; Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography SB RAS

Candidate of Historical Sciences, Leading Researcher of the Laboratory of the Interdisciplinary Study of Archaeology of Altai and Western Siberia, Altai State University; Researcher of the Laboratory of Archaeology and Ethnography of South Siberia, IAET SB RAS

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

Candidate of Historical Sciences, Senior Researcher of the Laboratory for Interdisciplinary Study of the Archaeology of Western Siberia and Altai, Altai State University; Senior Researcher of Barnaul Laboratory of Archaeology and Ethnography, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences

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Published
2023-12-15
How to Cite
Fedoruk A., Papin D., Stepanova N. CERAMICS MADE WITH THE USE OF POTTER’S WHEEL FROM EXCAVATIONS OF THE BURLA-3 SETTLEMENT IN 1987–1988 // THEORY AND PRACTICE OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESEARCH, 2023. Vol. 35, № 4. P. 175-192 DOI: 10.14258/tpai(2023)35(4).-10. URL: http://journal.asu.ru/tpai/article/view/14409.
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Vol 35 No 4 (2023)
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MATERIAL ANALYSIS IN ARCHAEOLOGY

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