CERAMICS OF THE BOLSHEMYSSKYA CULTURE FROM THE SETTLEMENTS OF KOSTENKOVA IZBUSHKA AND KOMAROVO-1

  • 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(2024)36(4).-08
Keywords: Bolshemysskya culture, settlement, ceramics, ornament, tradition, raw materials, pottery paste, dresva (crushed stone), Altai

Abstract

The article presents the results of studies of the Bolshemysskya ceramics from the settlements Kostenkova Izbushka and Komarovo-1, located near Lake Itkul in Altai. The research was conducted within the framework of a historical and cultural approach. Features of raw materials, composition of pottery paste and ornament were studied. 29 fragments of wreaths are presented for technical and technological analysis. The jars are made of iron plastic clay. In the preparation of pottery paste, crushed stone and less often chamotte were introduced into the initial raw materials. The main tradition is the addition of crushed granites with a high mica content to the pottery paste. The clay + dresva (crushed stone) + chamotte recipe reflects a mixture of cultural traditions in the preparation of pottery paste. The collections of ceramics from the two settlement are similar in traditions in the selection of raw materials and the composition of pottery paste, ornament, although there are some differences. At the same time, a number of features in the ornamentation of the corollas allow us to conclude about the chronological proximity of the sites. It was found that the originality of the Bolshemyssky ornament is associated with the shape of the working edge of the tool, since ceramics were decorated with tools of several types: with curved, straight and uneven working edge with or without small teeth.

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Author Biography

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

Candidate of Historical Sciences, Russia, Senior Researcher of Laboratories of Interdisciplinary Study of Archaeology of Western Siberia and Altai, Altai State University; Senior Researcher at the Barnaul Laboratory of Archaeology and Ethnography of Southern Siberia, Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography SB RAS andAltai State University

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Published
2025-01-22
How to Cite
Stepanova N. CERAMICS OF THE BOLSHEMYSSKYA CULTURE FROM THE SETTLEMENTS OF KOSTENKOVA IZBUSHKA AND KOMAROVO-1 // THEORY AND PRACTICE OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESEARCH, 2025. Vol. 36, № 4. P. 131-142 DOI: 10.14258/tpai(2024)36(4).-08. URL: https://journal.asu.ru/tpai/article/view/16795.
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Vol 36 No 4 (2024)
Section
MATERIAL ANALYSIS IN ARCHAEOLOGY

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