Irina S Zhushchikhovskaya
Biographic Data
| ID | 661434 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Irina S Zhushchikhovskaya |
| GIVEN NAMES | Irina S |
| FAMILY NAME | Zhushchikhovskaya |
| SIGNATURE | ZHUSHCHIKHOVSKAYA I S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Institute of History, Archaeology and Ethnography of the Peoples of Far-East |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1469-6013 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 22 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 23 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 22 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Ancient Ceramic Crucibles for Non-Ferrous Metalworking from the Russian Far East
The article presents the research findings on a collection of ceramic crucibles excavated at the Koksharovka-1 hillfort, known as one of the most significant archaeological sites of the Medieval epoch (7th–13th centuries) in the Russian Far East. This study represents an investigation of melting crucibles as a distinct category of metalworking ceramics discovered in the research area. The study is based on an integrated approach combining traditi…
Ceramic Crucibles From the Koksharovka‐1 Settlement
This article presents materials from a study of a collection of ceramic crucibles obtained during excavations at one of the most interesting archaeological sites in the southern Russian Far East—the medieval settlement of Koksharovka‐1. This study represents the first systematic investigation of metal-melting crucibles as a distinct category of technical ceramics in Far Eastern archaeology. The research employed an integrated approach combining t…
Revisiting the Correlation Between the Valdivia and San-Pedro Ceramic Complexes (Based on Technological Characteristics)
В статье представлены результаты изучения керамики культуры вальдивия и комплекса Сан-Педро с археологического памятника Реаль-Альто (Юго-Западный Эквадор). Исследованная в 2022 г. тестовая коллекция включает фрагменты сосудов двух морфолого-функциональных групп, относящихся к первым двум фазам культуры вальдивия (чаши и горшковидные сосуды), и керамики Сан-Педро (сосуды с горловиной и чаша). Сравнительный анализ проводился на основе выявленных т…
Revisiting the Correlation Between the Valdivia and San Pedro Ceramic Complexes (Based on Technological Characteristics)
This article presents the results of a study of ceramics associated with the Valdivia and San Pedro complexes at the Real Alto site, southwestern Ecuador. The test sample, studied in 2022, includes fragments of vessels from two morphological and functional groups, relating to the first two phases of the Valdivia culture (bowls and pots) and those representing the San Pedro complex (vessels with necks and a bowl). A comparative analysis was based …
Experimental Ceramics Firing in Archaeology
Purpose. The article presents a survey of current tendencies in experimental ceramics firing. This research method is used for studying and explaining archaeological information concerning firing technique and technology in the past. Results. Experimental ceramics firing is considered as an interdisciplinary method involving cognitive, informational and analytical opportunities of archaeology, ethnography, and natural sciences. Archaeological con…
Ancient Ceramic Casting Molds from the Southern Russian Far East
The investigation presented in this paper is a unique assemblage of ceramic casting molds discovered at one of the sites from the Bohai period (698–926) in the territory of the southern Russian Far East. The main research aim is to recognize probable traces of metal alloys cast in ceramic molds. Nondestructive pXRF and SEM-EDS methods were used as the research instruments for detecting the expected alloys’ chemical components. As a result, the el…
Provenance and distribution networks of the earliest bronze in the Maritime Territory (Primorye), Russian Far East
Metal artifacts from the Paleometal Epoch (ca. 1100 BC–400 AD) of the Primorye (Russian Far East) have shed new light on the introduction of the earliest bronzes into the Pacific coastal areas of prehistoric Eurasia. However, little is known about raw material circulation and the role of metal in the context of inter-regional exchange. This paper investigates 12 copper artifacts from major Paleometal settlements using alloy composition, trace ele…
The Oldest Ceramics of East Asia
Purpose. The article presents a historiographical review of the problems of research of ancient ceramics from archaeological sites of East Asia in the chronological interval from 20,000–18,000 to 9,000 years ago. Results. The subject of discussion is the periodization of monuments with early ceramics, the problems of socio-economic conditions of the emergence of pottery technology, its functional role in ancient societies, reconstruction of techn…
Millet agriculture dispersed from Northeast China to the Russian Far East
Broomcorn and foxtail millets were being cultivated in the West Liao River basin in Northeast China by at least the sixth millennium BCE. However, when and how millet agriculture spread from there to the north and east remains poorly understood. Here, we trace the dispersal of millet agriculture from Northeast China to the Russian Far East and weigh demic against cultural diffusion as mechanisms for that dispersal. We compare two routes for the s…
On the Term ‘Jōmon’ and the Contribution of Russian Scholars to Jōmon Studies
The article is devoted to the introduction of the term ‘Jōmon’ into Russian archaeological literature, its understanding, and the contribution of Russian scholars to Jōmon studies starting from the late 20th century. The recognition of the term and its use had some peculiarities which were caused not only by the language barrier and political events in the far eastern region, but mostly by the specifics of the archaeological investigations in the…
Tracing population movements in ancient East Asia through the linguistics and archaeology of textile production
New pottery tradition of the Yankovskaya culture sites of the Paleometal Age in Primorye
Paleometal Epoch in the Primorye (south of the Far East of Russia)
Archaeological investigations of Paleometal Epoch in the Primorye (south of the Far East of Russia) are generating insight for the introduction of metals into the Pacific coastal areas of prehistoric Eurasia. The chronological framework covers the turn of the 2nd −1st mil. BC to the beginning of 1st mil. AD. The temporal limits of bronze-bearing and iron-bearing cultural units of Primorye region overlap. The limited degree of local metal producti…
The Oldest Ceramics Kiln in the Russian Far East
This article analyzes the remains of a pottery kiln excavated at the Chernyatino 2 site in the Primor’e District on the southern mainland of the Russian Far East adjacent to the Korean Peninsula and northeastern China. The kiln’s remains have been assigned to the Krounovskaia culture of the Paleometal period and preliminarily dated to the early 1st millennium CE. The kiln is characterized by: 1) a subrectangular floor plan excavated into the soil…
Provenance identification of the high-fired glazed wares excavated from the Late Jin Dynasty (Dong Xia State) sites in Russia's Primorye Region
In this work, twenty-three pieces of high-fired glazed samples from the archaeological excavations of the Dong Xia sites in Russia's Primorye region were studied. In addition to visual observation, energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence (EDXRF) and field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM) techniques were jointly applied to the analysis of the chemical composition and microstructure of the samples. The major emphasis was placed on the pro…
A non-ordinary goods complex of the paleometal period in the southern Russian Far East
Ancient ceramics kilns of the mantou type in the Russian Far East
Ceramic Firing Structures in Prehistoric and Ancient Societies of the Russian Far East
Archaeological records reveal the history of pottery and roof-tile firing devices in the southern part of the Russian Far East, the neighboring Korean Peninsula, and northeast China. Chronological parameters are from the first millennium b . c . through the thirteenth century a . d ., including the Palaeometal period of the Prehistory epoch, Pre-State period, and Early States epoch. Different types of firing kilns varied in complexity of form and…
Pottery Making of Sakhalin Island in Historical Dynamics
This paper examines the correlation between pottery-making dynamics and cultural-historical processes on Sakhalin Island, focusing on the period of transition from the Neolithic to the Paleo-metal period. Utilizing assemblages from sites of the Susuya culture and Okhotsk cultures, change can be observed in three main categories: those caused by cultural or ethnocultural interaction and evolving processes; those caused by economic innovations; and…
Environment, Ecology, and Interaction in Japan, Korea, and the Russian Far East
Encircling the Sea of Japan, or East Sea in Korean terms, is a north-temperate landscape that includes thousands of miles of deeply indented seacoast, mountains, and plains, all covered by variously mixed woodlands. The Japanese archipelago comprises its eastern edge, fronting the Pacific Ocean, while the great Amur-Ussuri-Sungari riverine plain forms its far west. We perceive the region comprised by modern Korea, Japan, and the Russian Far East …
Spiral patterns on the Neolithic pottery of East Asia and the Far East
The paper focuses on the investigation of East Asian and Far East Neolithic spiral patterns, with the application of some mathematical principles. The basis of the research is published data on pottery assemblages from Japan, Eastern China, and the Amur River basin from the 6th to the beginning of the 1st mil. BC. We suggest a descriptive order of spiral patterns based on the typology of spiral figures used in geometry. This approach permits us t…
Jomon pottery
The paper discusses the decoration of pottery of the Neolithic Jomon culture (Japanese Archipelago, 13600–900 BC). The comb-impressed pattern produced by various kinds of cord or rope stamps is considered as the ‘calling card’ of Jomon pottery from the earliest cultural periods to the latest. Another kind of decoration recognized recently uses the cord not as a patterning tool, but as an essential motif of decorative composition. High relief elem…
Tracing population movements in ancient East Asia through the linguistics and archaeology of textile production
Paleometal Epoch in the Primorye (south of the Far East of Russia)
Archaeological investigations of Paleometal Epoch in the Primorye (south of the Far East of Russia) are generating insight for the introduction of metals into the Pacific coastal areas of prehistoric Eurasia. The chronological framework covers the turn of the 2nd −1st mil. BC to the beginning of 1st mil. AD. The temporal limits of bronze-bearing and iron-bearing cultural units of Primorye region overlap. The limited degree of local metal producti…
Ancient Ceramic Casting Molds from the Southern Russian Far East
The investigation presented in this paper is a unique assemblage of ceramic casting molds discovered at one of the sites from the Bohai period (698–926) in the territory of the southern Russian Far East. The main research aim is to recognize probable traces of metal alloys cast in ceramic molds. Nondestructive pXRF and SEM-EDS methods were used as the research instruments for detecting the expected alloys’ chemical components. As a result, the el…
Pottery Making of Sakhalin Island in Historical Dynamics
This paper examines the correlation between pottery-making dynamics and cultural-historical processes on Sakhalin Island, focusing on the period of transition from the Neolithic to the Paleo-metal period. Utilizing assemblages from sites of the Susuya culture and Okhotsk cultures, change can be observed in three main categories: those caused by cultural or ethnocultural interaction and evolving processes; those caused by economic innovations; and…
Jomon pottery
The paper discusses the decoration of pottery of the Neolithic Jomon culture (Japanese Archipelago, 13600–900 BC). The comb-impressed pattern produced by various kinds of cord or rope stamps is considered as the ‘calling card’ of Jomon pottery from the earliest cultural periods to the latest. Another kind of decoration recognized recently uses the cord not as a patterning tool, but as an essential motif of decorative composition. High relief elem…
Provenance and distribution networks of the earliest bronze in the Maritime Territory (Primorye), Russian Far East
Metal artifacts from the Paleometal Epoch (ca. 1100 BC–400 AD) of the Primorye (Russian Far East) have shed new light on the introduction of the earliest bronzes into the Pacific coastal areas of prehistoric Eurasia. However, little is known about raw material circulation and the role of metal in the context of inter-regional exchange. This paper investigates 12 copper artifacts from major Paleometal settlements using alloy composition, trace ele…
Millet agriculture dispersed from Northeast China to the Russian Far East
Broomcorn and foxtail millets were being cultivated in the West Liao River basin in Northeast China by at least the sixth millennium BCE. However, when and how millet agriculture spread from there to the north and east remains poorly understood. Here, we trace the dispersal of millet agriculture from Northeast China to the Russian Far East and weigh demic against cultural diffusion as mechanisms for that dispersal. We compare two routes for the s…
The Oldest Ceramics Kiln in the Russian Far East
This article analyzes the remains of a pottery kiln excavated at the Chernyatino 2 site in the Primor’e District on the southern mainland of the Russian Far East adjacent to the Korean Peninsula and northeastern China. The kiln’s remains have been assigned to the Krounovskaia culture of the Paleometal period and preliminarily dated to the early 1st millennium CE. The kiln is characterized by: 1) a subrectangular floor plan excavated into the soil…
Provenance identification of the high-fired glazed wares excavated from the Late Jin Dynasty (Dong Xia State) sites in Russia's Primorye Region
In this work, twenty-three pieces of high-fired glazed samples from the archaeological excavations of the Dong Xia sites in Russia's Primorye region were studied. In addition to visual observation, energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence (EDXRF) and field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM) techniques were jointly applied to the analysis of the chemical composition and microstructure of the samples. The major emphasis was placed on the pro…
A non-ordinary goods complex of the paleometal period in the southern Russian Far East
Ancient ceramics kilns of the mantou type in the Russian Far East
Jomon pottery
The paper discusses the decoration of pottery of the Neolithic Jomon culture (Japanese Archipelago, 13600–900 BC). The comb-impressed pattern produced by various kinds of cord or rope stamps is considered as the ‘calling card’ of Jomon pottery from the earliest cultural periods to the latest. Another kind of decoration recognized recently uses the cord not as a patterning tool, but as an essential motif of decorative composition. High relief elem…
Spiral patterns on the Neolithic pottery of East Asia and the Far East
The paper focuses on the investigation of East Asian and Far East Neolithic spiral patterns, with the application of some mathematical principles. The basis of the research is published data on pottery assemblages from Japan, Eastern China, and the Amur River basin from the 6th to the beginning of the 1st mil. BC. We suggest a descriptive order of spiral patterns based on the typology of spiral figures used in geometry. This approach permits us t…
Environment, Ecology, and Interaction in Japan, Korea, and the Russian Far East
Encircling the Sea of Japan, or East Sea in Korean terms, is a north-temperate landscape that includes thousands of miles of deeply indented seacoast, mountains, and plains, all covered by variously mixed woodlands. The Japanese archipelago comprises its eastern edge, fronting the Pacific Ocean, while the great Amur-Ussuri-Sungari riverine plain forms its far west. We perceive the region comprised by modern Korea, Japan, and the Russian Far East …
Pottery Making of Sakhalin Island in Historical Dynamics
This paper examines the correlation between pottery-making dynamics and cultural-historical processes on Sakhalin Island, focusing on the period of transition from the Neolithic to the Paleo-metal period. Utilizing assemblages from sites of the Susuya culture and Okhotsk cultures, change can be observed in three main categories: those caused by cultural or ethnocultural interaction and evolving processes; those caused by economic innovations; and…
Ceramic Firing Structures in Prehistoric and Ancient Societies of the Russian Far East
Archaeological records reveal the history of pottery and roof-tile firing devices in the southern part of the Russian Far East, the neighboring Korean Peninsula, and northeast China. Chronological parameters are from the first millennium b . c . through the thirteenth century a . d ., including the Palaeometal period of the Prehistory epoch, Pre-State period, and Early States epoch. Different types of firing kilns varied in complexity of form and…
Ancient ceramics kilns of the mantou type in the Russian Far East
Provenance identification of the high-fired glazed wares excavated from the Late Jin Dynasty (Dong Xia State) sites in Russia's Primorye Region
In this work, twenty-three pieces of high-fired glazed samples from the archaeological excavations of the Dong Xia sites in Russia's Primorye region were studied. In addition to visual observation, energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence (EDXRF) and field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM) techniques were jointly applied to the analysis of the chemical composition and microstructure of the samples. The major emphasis was placed on the pro…
A non-ordinary goods complex of the paleometal period in the southern Russian Far East
New pottery tradition of the Yankovskaya culture sites of the Paleometal Age in Primorye
Paleometal Epoch in the Primorye (south of the Far East of Russia)
Archaeological investigations of Paleometal Epoch in the Primorye (south of the Far East of Russia) are generating insight for the introduction of metals into the Pacific coastal areas of prehistoric Eurasia. The chronological framework covers the turn of the 2nd −1st mil. BC to the beginning of 1st mil. AD. The temporal limits of bronze-bearing and iron-bearing cultural units of Primorye region overlap. The limited degree of local metal producti…
The Oldest Ceramics Kiln in the Russian Far East
This article analyzes the remains of a pottery kiln excavated at the Chernyatino 2 site in the Primor’e District on the southern mainland of the Russian Far East adjacent to the Korean Peninsula and northeastern China. The kiln’s remains have been assigned to the Krounovskaia culture of the Paleometal period and preliminarily dated to the early 1st millennium CE. The kiln is characterized by: 1) a subrectangular floor plan excavated into the soil…
The Oldest Ceramics of East Asia
Purpose. The article presents a historiographical review of the problems of research of ancient ceramics from archaeological sites of East Asia in the chronological interval from 20,000–18,000 to 9,000 years ago. Results. The subject of discussion is the periodization of monuments with early ceramics, the problems of socio-economic conditions of the emergence of pottery technology, its functional role in ancient societies, reconstruction of techn…
Millet agriculture dispersed from Northeast China to the Russian Far East
Broomcorn and foxtail millets were being cultivated in the West Liao River basin in Northeast China by at least the sixth millennium BCE. However, when and how millet agriculture spread from there to the north and east remains poorly understood. Here, we trace the dispersal of millet agriculture from Northeast China to the Russian Far East and weigh demic against cultural diffusion as mechanisms for that dispersal. We compare two routes for the s…
On the Term ‘Jōmon’ and the Contribution of Russian Scholars to Jōmon Studies
The article is devoted to the introduction of the term ‘Jōmon’ into Russian archaeological literature, its understanding, and the contribution of Russian scholars to Jōmon studies starting from the late 20th century. The recognition of the term and its use had some peculiarities which were caused not only by the language barrier and political events in the far eastern region, but mostly by the specifics of the archaeological investigations in the…
Tracing population movements in ancient East Asia through the linguistics and archaeology of textile production
Ancient Ceramic Casting Molds from the Southern Russian Far East
The investigation presented in this paper is a unique assemblage of ceramic casting molds discovered at one of the sites from the Bohai period (698–926) in the territory of the southern Russian Far East. The main research aim is to recognize probable traces of metal alloys cast in ceramic molds. Nondestructive pXRF and SEM-EDS methods were used as the research instruments for detecting the expected alloys’ chemical components. As a result, the el…
Provenance and distribution networks of the earliest bronze in the Maritime Territory (Primorye), Russian Far East
Metal artifacts from the Paleometal Epoch (ca. 1100 BC–400 AD) of the Primorye (Russian Far East) have shed new light on the introduction of the earliest bronzes into the Pacific coastal areas of prehistoric Eurasia. However, little is known about raw material circulation and the role of metal in the context of inter-regional exchange. This paper investigates 12 copper artifacts from major Paleometal settlements using alloy composition, trace ele…
Experimental Ceramics Firing in Archaeology
Purpose. The article presents a survey of current tendencies in experimental ceramics firing. This research method is used for studying and explaining archaeological information concerning firing technique and technology in the past. Results. Experimental ceramics firing is considered as an interdisciplinary method involving cognitive, informational and analytical opportunities of archaeology, ethnography, and natural sciences. Archaeological con…
Revisiting the Correlation Between the Valdivia and San-Pedro Ceramic Complexes (Based on Technological Characteristics)
В статье представлены результаты изучения керамики культуры вальдивия и комплекса Сан-Педро с археологического памятника Реаль-Альто (Юго-Западный Эквадор). Исследованная в 2022 г. тестовая коллекция включает фрагменты сосудов двух морфолого-функциональных групп, относящихся к первым двум фазам культуры вальдивия (чаши и горшковидные сосуды), и керамики Сан-Педро (сосуды с горловиной и чаша). Сравнительный анализ проводился на основе выявленных т…
Revisiting the Correlation Between the Valdivia and San Pedro Ceramic Complexes (Based on Technological Characteristics)
This article presents the results of a study of ceramics associated with the Valdivia and San Pedro complexes at the Real Alto site, southwestern Ecuador. The test sample, studied in 2022, includes fragments of vessels from two morphological and functional groups, relating to the first two phases of the Valdivia culture (bowls and pots) and those representing the San Pedro complex (vessels with necks and a bowl). A comparative analysis was based …
Ceramic Crucibles From the Koksharovka‐1 Settlement
This article presents materials from a study of a collection of ceramic crucibles obtained during excavations at one of the most interesting archaeological sites in the southern Russian Far East—the medieval settlement of Koksharovka‐1. This study represents the first systematic investigation of metal-melting crucibles as a distinct category of technical ceramics in Far Eastern archaeology. The research employed an integrated approach combining t…
Ancient Ceramic Crucibles for Non-Ferrous Metalworking from the Russian Far East
The article presents the research findings on a collection of ceramic crucibles excavated at the Koksharovka-1 hillfort, known as one of the most significant archaeological sites of the Medieval epoch (7th–13th centuries) in the Russian Far East. This study represents an investigation of melting crucibles as a distinct category of metalworking ceramics discovered in the research area. The study is based on an integrated approach combining traditi…
Archaeology (19 works) · Geography (19 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (15 works) · Ancient history (13 works) · History (13 works) · Pottery (11 works) · China (9 works) · Art (8 works) · Far East (8 works) · History (8 works)