RESULTS OF ARCHAEO- AND ETHNOZOOLOGICAL RESEARCH ON THE SETTLEMENT OF THE LATE BRONZE AGE CHERNORECH’E-2

Keywords: South Urals, Late Bronze Age, Alakul culture, pastoralism, paleopathology, osteochondrosis, osteophagia, cattle, caprines, horse

Abstract

The work is devoted to the analysis of archaeozoological and ethnozoological materials, which are represented by the settlement of Chernorechye-2 and modern animal husbandry in the valley of the Uy river. The main period of the settlement’s functioning is associated with the Alakul culture of the Late Bronze Age of the Southern Urals (the 17<sup>th</sup> - 15<sup>th</sup> centuries BC). The aim of the article is to reconstruct various aspects of animal husbandry based on the analysis of the bones of livestock and data obtained while studying the section of the river valley adjacent to the site. The bones from the Chernorechye-2 settlement of were analyzed using standard and generally accepted archaeozoological methods. Analysis of the archaeozoological collection made it possible to reconstruct the cattle-breeding character of the settlement throughout its entire existence. The inhabitants of the site comprehensively exploited cattle, sheep, goats and horses. Paleopathological analysis revealed no basis for reconstructing the working use of bulls and horses. Joint analysis of archaeozoological and ethnozoological data allows us to propose a settled model form of pastoralism as the highest priority for the Chernorechye-2 settlement. Part of the area of the settlement buildings could be used as a stall for livestock.

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Author Biography

Alexey Yu. Rassadnikov , Institute of History and Archaeology UB RAS

Candidate of Historical Sciences, Institute of History and Archaeology, Ural Branch of the RAS, Researcher

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Published
2021-03-27
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Rassadnikov A. Y. RESULTS OF ARCHAEO- AND ETHNOZOOLOGICAL RESEARCH ON THE SETTLEMENT OF THE LATE BRONZE AGE CHERNORECH’E-2 // THEORY AND PRACTICE OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESEARCH, 2021. Vol. 33, № 1. P. 85-105 DOI: 10.14258/tpai(2021)33(1).-06. URL: https://journal.asu.ru/tpai/article/view/9389.
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SCIENTIFIC METHODS IN ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESEARCH