RITUAL OBJECTS OF THE ENEOLITHIC PERIOD IN THE NIZHNYAYA SOORU PLACE (CENTRAL ALTAI): BASED ON THE MATERIALS OF A.S. VASYUTIN’S EXCAVATIONS

  • N.N. Seregin Altai State University Email: nikolay-seregin@mail.ru
  • S.A. Vasyutin Kemerovo State University Email: vasutin2012@list.ru
DOI_disc_logo https://doi.org/10.14258/tpai(2020)3(31).-08
Keywords: Central Altai, Eneolithic, Afanasyevskaya culture, excavations, cenotaph, enclosure

Abstract

The article is devoted to the publication of materials of objects №50–51 of the Nizhnyaya Sooru complex in Central Altai excavated by the Altai detachment of the South Siberian archaeological expedition of Kemerovo State University under the direction of A.S. Vasyutin in 1981. A detailed description of the research results is presented, including a description of the features of the location of these objects, as well as the identified ground and internal grave structures. It has been established that the design features of the excavated objects make it possible to connect them with the population of the Afanasyevskaya archaeological culture of the Eneolithic period. The most significant feature is the annular enclosure of vertically placed slabs, which is a distinctive characteristic of the traditions of that community. A distinctive feature of the complexes is the absence of burials, which allows them to be interpreted, observing the norms of funeral rituals, as a kind of cenotaphs. The obtained materials demonstrate the prospect of further excavations at the Nizhnyaya Sooru burial ground, taking into account the presence of similar unexplored objects on this site, as well as the location of the settlement complex of the Afanasyevskaya culture nearby.

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Author Biographies

N.N. Seregin, Altai State University

Doctor of Historical Sciences, Associate Professor, Department of Archaeology, Ethnography and Museology, Altai State University

S.A. Vasyutin, Kemerovo State University

Doctor of History, Associate Professor, Professor of World History and International Relations Department of the Kemerovo State University

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Published
2020-09-02
How to Cite
Seregin N., Vasyutin S. RITUAL OBJECTS OF THE ENEOLITHIC PERIOD IN THE NIZHNYAYA SOORU PLACE (CENTRAL ALTAI): BASED ON THE MATERIALS OF A.S. VASYUTIN’S EXCAVATIONS // THEORY AND PRACTICE OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESEARCH, 2020. Vol. 31, № 3. P. 90-98 DOI: 10.14258/tpai(2020)3(31).-08. URL: https://journal.asu.ru/tpai/article/view/%2831%29.-08.
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MATERIAL ANALYSIS IN ARCHAEOLOGY

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