Pottery Traditions Among the Carriers of the Novosibirsk Variant of the Kulaika Culture: A Multidiscuplinary Study
https://doi.org/10.17746/1563-0110.2024.52.1.070-079
Abstract
This article presents the findings of a multidisciplinary analysis of pottery belonging to the Novosibirsk variant of the Kulaika culture. Technological (traceological), petrographic, X-ray phase, and thermal analyses were carried out, providing a basis for an objective reconstruction of the pottery technology. Raw material used at two sites, Kamenny Mys and Dubrovinsky Borok-3, originated from a single region, but from different mines. Three types of clay were used at the former site, and two at the latter, evidencing several groups of potters using various types of clay. Correlation between the types of clay and composition of the paste supports this idea. The clays used at Kamenny Mys are quite different from those used at Dubrovinsky Borok-3 in terms of mineral composition, as shown by petrographic and X-ray phase analyses. According to the thermo-gravimetric analysis, the samples fall into groups differing in the quality of firing. Certain vessels were subjected to more intense firing than others.
Keywords
Archaeology,
Early Iron Age,
Novosibirsk Ob region,
Kulaika culture,
pottery,
interdisciplinary approach
Supporting agencies: This study was supported by the Russian Science Foundation, Project No. 21-78-00039.
About the Authors
D. V. Selin
Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Pr. Akademika Lavrentieva 17, Novosibirsk, 630090
A. A. Maksimova
Trofimuk Institute of Petroleum Geology and Geophysics, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Pr. Akademika Koptyuga 3, Novosibirsk, 630090
Z. A. Fedorova
Boreskov Institute of Catalysis, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Pr. Akademika Lavrentieva 5, Novosibirsk, 630090
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Selin D.V., Maksimova A.A., Fedorova Z.A. Pottery Traditions Among the Carriers of the Novosibirsk Variant of the Kulaika Culture: A Multidiscuplinary Study. Archaeology, Ethnology & Anthropology of Eurasia. 2024;52(1):70-79. https://doi.org/10.17746/1563-0110.2024.52.1.070-079
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