The Morphology of Bronze and Early Iron Age Celts from Siberia
https://doi.org/10.17746/1563-0110.2016.44.4.067-075
Abstract
Morphological characteristics of Siberian Bronze and Early Iron Age celts are described with special regard to typology. The fi rst steps in this direction were taken by V.A. Gorodtsov (1916), S.A. Teploukhov (1929), M.P. Gryaznov (1941), V.N. Chernetsov (1947), etc. On the basis of these and later studies, it has become possible to visualize and classify all major morphological features of celts with a view of arriving at their typology. The method is illustrated by the analysis of a Seima-Turbino celt. The trait battery includes over seventy traits of the socket, body, blade, lugs, socket-body interface, casting technique, decoration, and dimensions. Formalized trait codes will enable us to proceed to a statistical analysis of celts based on a maximal number of characters.
About the Author
D. A. Nenakhov
Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences;
Novosibirsk State University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Pr. Akademika Lavrentieva 17, Novosibirsk, 630090;
Pirogova 2, Novosibirsk, 630090
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Nenakhov D.A. The Morphology of Bronze and Early Iron Age Celts from Siberia. Archaeology, Ethnology & Anthropology of Eurasia. 2016;44(4):67-75. https://doi.org/10.17746/1563-0110.2016.44.4.067-075
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