Sergey Tataurov
Biographic Data
| ID | 784503 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sergey Tataurov |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sergey |
| FAMILY NAME | Tataurov |
| SIGNATURE | TATAUROV S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6824-7294 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 36 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 14 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 36 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Terekhovo’s treasure of silver items of the end of the 14th century (Bolsherechensky district of Omsk region)
This article examines a hoard discovered in 1893 near the village of Terekhovo in Tobolsk Governorate. The purpose of the article is to describe the assemblage, determine its upper dating, study the features and state of preservation of the items, and examine hypotheses linking it to the of Western Siberia. Research materials. The work is based on the study of a hoard consisting of two ladles with handles shaped like a dragon protome, two bowls w…
Archaeological Research in the Historical Center of Omsk in 2025
The discovery of cultural layers of the 17th century in the historic center of Omsk near the confluence of the Om and Irtysh Rivers prompted continuation of archaeological research in the area. Several sites were explored during the field season of 2025. The goal was not only to continue the search for the Omsk fort of 1628, but also to analyze the composition and thickness of cultural layers in various parts of the second Omsk fortress. Test pit…
Research of Church Burial Complexes in the Town of Tara in 2023–2025
Currently the study of urban cemeteries in the first Russian towns of Siberia is a very difficult and labor-intensive process. As towns developed, the first necropolises ended up in their central areas. For this reason the vast majority of cemeteries were built over, and infrastructure lines – roads, water pipes, communication lines, etc. – run through them. Modern plans rarely indicate these sites and their boundaries. Cemeteries contain rich in…
Archaeological studies at the Tara Fortress in 2024
In 2024, archaeological studies were conducted close to the northern corner of the fort wall in the northern part of the Tara Fortress. An area of 80 m2 along the edge of the bedrock bank of the Irtysh was excavated. The excavations revealed a building from the early 17th century and two simultaneous utility pits. The filling of the objects contained elements of a costume complex (fabrics, shoes, personal decorations, and pectoral crosses), a num…
Historical and Archaeological Research at the Mouth of the Om River in 2023–2024
The initial period of the city of Omsk has so far remained understudied – it is yet unknown when the first Russian settlement appeared at the mouth of the Om River. The official date of the city’s foundation is believed to be 1716, but some historical documents indicate that it might have been much earlier, in 1628. In 2023, exploratory excavations for establishing the boundaries and nature of the cultural layer were done in the first Omsk fortre…
The Results of Archaeological Research at the Ananyino I Settlement Complex of the 17th–18th Centuries in 2024
The article presents new materials collected during field studies of the Russian settlement Ananyino I (Tarsky District of the Omsk Region) in 2024. Three constructions were excavated and dated to the late 17th–18th centuries by the recovered coins and an object complex. The buildings were erected at different times. One of the buildings has been dated back to the late 17th – first half of the 18th centuries on the basis of the coins found in the…
Like the Lock, Like the Key”. Locking Mechanisms of the 17th—19th Centuries from the Russian Archaeological Sites of the Tara Irtysh Region
Archaeological studies have identified a complex of locking mechanisms — including locks, keys, and bolts — based on the investigation of Russian sites from the 17 th to 19 th centuries in the Tara district of the Irtysh basin. The purpose of the work is to systematize these mechanisms in chronological order, characterize their functionality using written sources, identify the craft centers where such products were produced, and trace the routes …
Prehistory of the Omsk fortress based on archaeological, numismatic, written, and carto-graphic materials
The authors examine a complex of materials of various origins that highlight the process of development of the Om River mouth by Russians in the 17th century. We believe that this place, located approximately halfway between the Tara Fortress and Yamyshevskoye Lake, was convenient for resting caravans heading for salt and returning from salt mining. Russian fishermen also were not leaving aside the Om River mouth, as reported in written sources. …
About Omsk School of Archaeology (To the 95th Anniversary of the Birth of V.I. Matyushchenko)
The article considers the pedagogical activity of V.I. Matyushchenko at Omsk State University in 1976–2005. Arriving in Omsk as an already established venerable scientist, he began his work virtually from scratch. There were no archaeologists in Omsk, and the territory of the region was explored very poorly. Having experience of work at Tomsk University, V.I. Matyushchenko began to work in several directions. In science, he continued his studies …
Literacy and Numeracy Skills of the Inhabitants of Tara and its Rural Districts in the 17th and 18th Centuries
On the basis of archaeological, written, and historical sources, we assess the extent to which 17th–18th century Russian inhabitants of the town of Tara and of its rural periphery (Tarsky District, Omsk Region) were able to read, write, and count. We analyze archaeological sources suggesting that those living in western Siberian towns, such as Mangazeya, Tobolsk, etc., were literate and able to count. This is evidenced by artifacts from the town …
Archaeological evidence for Domozhirov's campaign of 1595 at the Nadezhdinka IV burial ground in the Tara-Irtysh basin
The study deals with the events that took place in the forest-steppe zone of Western Siberia, in the Tara-Irtysh basin, in the spring of 1595, associated with the campaign of the Tara detachment led by B. Domozhirov to the middle reaches of the Tara River and to the Baraba forest-steppe. During this campaign, the fortress of Tunus was taken by storm. The aim of the work is to trace, with the example of the burials of the Nadezhdinka IV burial gro…
Childhood Culture in the 17th-18th Centuries - Archaeological Reconstructions Based on the Materials of Russian Sites in Western Siberia
The article is an attempt of a comprehensive approach to consider the role of toys and replicas of working tools made for children, as well as gradual involvement of children in adult family and social relations, up to the military service, and to analyze the features of children's funerary rites and nutrition systems. The research is based on the archaeological collections from the city of Tara and the Russian settlements of the 17th-18th centur…
Islam in the Tomsk Region of the Ob Basin from the Thirteenth to the Eighteenth Century
Objective: The article deals with the question of the time of the spread of Islam in the Tomsk region of the Ob basin. It not only analyzes the early date of the penetration of Islam (the thirteenth century), but also the events related to the integration of Western Siberia into the Russian state. Moscow’s policies toward the aboriginal population was flexible and considered the complexity of the ethnic picture of the annexed lands. After a relat…
The Russian Frontier in Western Siberia (XVI-XVIII centuries) - an archaeological rendition
The Tara Irtysh region, including the city of Tara, as the main frontier outpost of the 17th-18th centuries, and its rural environs, is chosen as the pilot region in the study of the Russian frontier. Here, extensive archaeological material on the culture of urban and rural populations has been accumulated, and there is a representative body of written sources. The aim of this research is to study, on the basis of a complex analysis, the main dev…
Siberian Customs and Rituals in Archaeology
Despite the orthodox faith the Russian population of Siberia preserved and actively used pre-Christian customs and beliefs brought from Rus' in the traditional household ritual culture. Archaeological observations allow us to show attitudinal plots of spiritual culture that are not related to Christian practices. For the first time, the authors offer for the scientific discussion archaeological evidence of syncretism of the national worldview in …
Problems of Studying the Siberian Statehood of the Shibanids (according to Materials of the Fourth All-Russian Research Conference
The article summarizes the results of the Fourth All-Russian (national) research conference “History, Economy, and Culture of the Medieval Turkic-Tatar States of Western Siberia”. It took place in the city of Kurgan on October 30, 2020. The conference was held on the Zoom platform due to the current epidemic situation. From various regions of Russia and the Republic of Kazakhstan, 34 researchers took part in it. The reports were chronologically a…
Archaeological Map of the Siberian Khanate
Research objectives: Turkic-Tatar state formations have left significant traces in the history of Western Siberia in the last 500 years. Due to their small number, the surviving written sources do not fully explain their state structure, borders, levels of production and development, etc. The way out of this situation may be the use of research materials from archaeological sites dated to the relevant time. Research materials: Many years of exca…
Shovels Used by Russians in 17th–18th Century Siberia
Статья посвящена одному из самых востребованных и многофункциональных инструментов в системе жизнеобеспечения русского населения Сибири XVII-XVIII вв. — лопате. Ее основой являются более чем 20 целых и фрагментов изделий — материалы 13-летних раскопок г. Тары на территории Омской обл. В работе подробно рассматриваются лопаты, найденные на памятниках Западной Сибири, определяются место и значимость этих орудий в хозяйстве первых русских сибиряков.…
Archaeological Heritage of the Town Tara
The article is devoted to the analysis of archaeological materials obtained during the excavations of the Tara fortress / town Tara by Omsk archaeologists. In the more than four-meter cultural layer, seven building horizons have been preserved, in which all of its history has been contained. The peculiarities of the cultural layer contributed to the unique preservation of large objects (dwellings, outbuildings, defensive structures, pavements), a…
Residential Complex of the 17th Century in Tara in the 2021 Research
Archaeological research of the historical centre of Tara in 2021 was carried out at several sites. At one of them, we could fully explore the residential complex (hut). We suppose that it was a servant’s hut dated to the first half of the 17th century. This conclusion was based on the analysis of the construction of the object and the material complex found inside. Currently, this is the second dwelling of that time that has been fully explored d…
Research in the Historical Center of Tara in 2021
Archaeological research in the historic center of Tara in 2021 was concentrated in the southeastern part of the fortress, near one of the first churches of the city—Paraskeva Pyatnitskaya (Pyatnitskaya). It was the fourteenth season of excavations of the joint expedition of IAET SB RAS and National Research Tomsk State University in one of the first Russian cities in Western Siberia. Due to the overhaul of the district cultural center “Sever”, bu…
The Importance of Fish for the Population of the Russian Siberian City of Tara at the End of the 16th—19th Centuries
The foundation of the first Russian cities in Western Siberia at the end of the 16 th century was fraught with many difficulties, a key one being a food security system that had to be created in the shortest possible time. Food supplied from the European part of Russia came with long delays and was not enough to provide for the entire population. In the conditions of the impossibility of rapid development of arable land and the formation of its o…
Shovels Used by Russians in 17th–18th Century Siberia
The study describes types of the shovel—one of the most widely used and multifunctional tools in 17th–18th century Russian culture of Siberia. The principal collection includes more than twenty intact and fragmented specimens unearthed during 13 fi eld seasons of excavations at Tara, in the Omsk Region. Shovels found elsewhere in Western Siberia are also described, and the role of this tool in the households of Russian pioneers in Siberia is asse…
Polish-Lithuanian' archaeological materials from the excavations of the town of Tara
In this article, the authors analyse materials from the excavations of the Tara fortress (Omsk Region, Wes-tern Siberia), founded in 1594 by Prince Andrei Yeletsky and functioned as the main outpost of the Russians in the Middle Irtysh region to counter Khan Kuchum, the Kuchumovichs, and then the newly-arrived population from Dzungaria and Kazakhstan, until construction of the Omsk fortress in 1716. The aim of this research is to identify amongst…
Tobacco and pipes in the city of Tara in the 17th-19th centuries
The research was carried out on the materials of 2009-2019 archeological-historical investigations in one of the first Russian cities in Siberia - Tara, founded in 1594. The aim was to study the process of tobacco distribu-tion in the region and the specific aspects of tobacco smoking in the 17th-19th centuries. The perception of this habit from the local administration and various groups of the population, such as servicemen, Old Believers and o…
Leather Artifacts from Tara, Western Siberia, Excavated in 2012–2014
We describe 1083 leather items found during the excavation of Tara, one of the oldest Russian fortifi ed towns in western Siberia. Their preservation is excellent owing to high humidity of habitation deposits and the presence of natural preservatives in the soil. Most items are details of footwear (64 %) and scraps of material (26 %), other leather items are mittens, scabbards, and belts. Unique finds include a saddle holster and a compass case. …
The Russian Frontier in Western Siberia (XVI-XVIII centuries) - an archaeological rendition
The Tara Irtysh region, including the city of Tara, as the main frontier outpost of the 17th-18th centuries, and its rural environs, is chosen as the pilot region in the study of the Russian frontier. Here, extensive archaeological material on the culture of urban and rural populations has been accumulated, and there is a representative body of written sources. The aim of this research is to study, on the basis of a complex analysis, the main dev…
Prehistory of the Omsk fortress based on archaeological, numismatic, written, and carto-graphic materials
The authors examine a complex of materials of various origins that highlight the process of development of the Om River mouth by Russians in the 17th century. We believe that this place, located approximately halfway between the Tara Fortress and Yamyshevskoye Lake, was convenient for resting caravans heading for salt and returning from salt mining. Russian fishermen also were not leaving aside the Om River mouth, as reported in written sources. …
Literacy and Numeracy Skills of the Inhabitants of Tara and its Rural Districts in the 17th and 18th Centuries
On the basis of archaeological, written, and historical sources, we assess the extent to which 17th–18th century Russian inhabitants of the town of Tara and of its rural periphery (Tarsky District, Omsk Region) were able to read, write, and count. We analyze archaeological sources suggesting that those living in western Siberian towns, such as Mangazeya, Tobolsk, etc., were literate and able to count. This is evidenced by artifacts from the town …
Tobacco and pipes in the city of Tara in the 17th-19th centuries
The research was carried out on the materials of 2009-2019 archeological-historical investigations in one of the first Russian cities in Siberia - Tara, founded in 1594. The aim was to study the process of tobacco distribu-tion in the region and the specific aspects of tobacco smoking in the 17th-19th centuries. The perception of this habit from the local administration and various groups of the population, such as servicemen, Old Believers and o…
Children’s Games in the Sociocultural Space of a Siberian Town
This article describes a collection of toys from a manor in the medieval town of Tara, the Omsk Region, in a broad historical context. We focus on the spatial arrangement of toys on the manor’s plan, evidencing the overlap of the adult’s world with that of children, which is relevant to the development of children’s self-awareness and socialization through play. Games are an active form whereby children organize their space within the adults’ wor…
Lighting of Housing, Administrative and Temple Complexes in the City of Tara, Omsk Oblast, Russia, in the 17-19th Centuries
XVII-XIX
Archaeological and historical sources on the use of wood in the city of Tara in the 17-18thcenturies
This article is based on materials of archaeological researches of Tara, one of the first Russian cities in Western Siberia. The aim of the work is to show the importance of wood in life of the Siberian city — from construction of dwellings and defensive works to its use as the main fuel for heating of constructions in winter time, for cooking and as the main material for production of instruments of labor and household items. The aim of the rese…
Woven, Knitted, and Wattled 17th–18th Century Textiles from Tara Fortress, Western Siberia
During the excavations of Tara Fortress, conducted since 2009, numerous structures and artifacts made of organic materials were revealed in 17th–18th century habitation levels at a depth of 2.5–4 m: remains of wooden dwellings and utility constructions, leather footwear, wooden chess fi gures, children’s toys, wooden and birch-bark vessels, dashers, birch-bark and pine-bark fl oats. A number of artifacts woven, knitted, and wattled from vegetable…
Woven, Knitted, and Wattled 17th–18th Century Textiles from Tara Fortress, Western Siberia
During the excavations of Tara Fortress, conducted since 2009, numerous structures and artifacts made of organic materials were revealed in 17th–18th century habitation levels at a depth of 2.5–4 m: remains of wooden dwellings and utility constructions, leather footwear, wooden chess fi gures, children’s toys, wooden and birch-bark vessels, dashers, birch-bark and pine-bark fl oats. A number of artifacts woven, knitted, and wattled from vegetable…
Archaeological Monuments of the Siberian Khanates
Research objectives: To identify several sets of archaeological materials, which allow to unite all the Turkic-Tatar population of the forest-steppe zone of Western Siberia not only on the basis of socio-economic relations, but also on the principles of the existence of state entities. Research materials: Archaeological material (ceramics, weapons and funeral rite of warriors, ring-seals and attributes of supreme authority – helmets and tamgas). …
Leather Artifacts from Tara, Western Siberia, Excavated in 2012–2014
We describe 1083 leather items found during the excavation of Tara, one of the oldest Russian fortifi ed towns in western Siberia. Their preservation is excellent owing to high humidity of habitation deposits and the presence of natural preservatives in the soil. Most items are details of footwear (64 %) and scraps of material (26 %), other leather items are mittens, scabbards, and belts. Unique finds include a saddle holster and a compass case. …
Specifics of Planigraphy Аnd Improvement of a Siberian Town in Xvi-xviii Centuries
The results of 2007–2016 archaeological excavations of Tara and historical materials on the town planigraphy in the period under consideration gave birth to this work. The study made it possible to reconstruct the history of the territorial development of the town from its foundation until the adoption of an unified urban plan in 1775. The survey allowed to identify the principles of foundation and development of a Siberian Russian city at the en…
Archaeological Studies in the Tara Historical Center in 2018
Archaeological and historical sources on the use of wood in the city of Tara in the 17-18thcenturies
This article is based on materials of archaeological researches of Tara, one of the first Russian cities in Western Siberia. The aim of the work is to show the importance of wood in life of the Siberian city — from construction of dwellings and defensive works to its use as the main fuel for heating of constructions in winter time, for cooking and as the main material for production of instruments of labor and household items. The aim of the rese…
Research in the Historical Center of the Town of Tara in 2019
Dendrochronological dating of archaeological objects of Tara areal in the Irtysh region (Omsk region)
Children’s Games in the Sociocultural Space of a Siberian Town
This article describes a collection of toys from a manor in the medieval town of Tara, the Omsk Region, in a broad historical context. We focus on the spatial arrangement of toys on the manor’s plan, evidencing the overlap of the adult’s world with that of children, which is relevant to the development of children’s self-awareness and socialization through play. Games are an active form whereby children organize their space within the adults’ wor…
Medieval Sites of Tara Region, the Irtysh Basin
We describe 17 medieval kurgans at Murlinka, dating to the late 1st millennium AD and associated with archaeological sites at Aitkulovo, in the Tarsky District of the Omsk Region, on the right bank of the Irtysh, in the borderland between the forest-steppe and the taiga. The deceased were buried in a supine extended position. Some burials were made on the virgin soil, and some on the buried soil. Most kurgans accommodated one grave, but in some c…
Lighting of Housing, Administrative and Temple Complexes in the City of Tara, Omsk Oblast, Russia, in the 17-19th Centuries
XVII-XIX
Tobacco and pipes in the city of Tara in the 17th-19th centuries
The research was carried out on the materials of 2009-2019 archeological-historical investigations in one of the first Russian cities in Siberia - Tara, founded in 1594. The aim was to study the process of tobacco distribu-tion in the region and the specific aspects of tobacco smoking in the 17th-19th centuries. The perception of this habit from the local administration and various groups of the population, such as servicemen, Old Believers and o…
Problems of Studying the Siberian Statehood of the Shibanids (according to Materials of the Fourth All-Russian Research Conference
The article summarizes the results of the Fourth All-Russian (national) research conference “History, Economy, and Culture of the Medieval Turkic-Tatar States of Western Siberia”. It took place in the city of Kurgan on October 30, 2020. The conference was held on the Zoom platform due to the current epidemic situation. From various regions of Russia and the Republic of Kazakhstan, 34 researchers took part in it. The reports were chronologically a…
Archaeological Map of the Siberian Khanate
Research objectives: Turkic-Tatar state formations have left significant traces in the history of Western Siberia in the last 500 years. Due to their small number, the surviving written sources do not fully explain their state structure, borders, levels of production and development, etc. The way out of this situation may be the use of research materials from archaeological sites dated to the relevant time. Research materials: Many years of exca…
Shovels Used by Russians in 17th–18th Century Siberia
Статья посвящена одному из самых востребованных и многофункциональных инструментов в системе жизнеобеспечения русского населения Сибири XVII-XVIII вв. — лопате. Ее основой являются более чем 20 целых и фрагментов изделий — материалы 13-летних раскопок г. Тары на территории Омской обл. В работе подробно рассматриваются лопаты, найденные на памятниках Западной Сибири, определяются место и значимость этих орудий в хозяйстве первых русских сибиряков.…
Archaeological Heritage of the Town Tara
The article is devoted to the analysis of archaeological materials obtained during the excavations of the Tara fortress / town Tara by Omsk archaeologists. In the more than four-meter cultural layer, seven building horizons have been preserved, in which all of its history has been contained. The peculiarities of the cultural layer contributed to the unique preservation of large objects (dwellings, outbuildings, defensive structures, pavements), a…
Residential Complex of the 17th Century in Tara in the 2021 Research
Archaeological research of the historical centre of Tara in 2021 was carried out at several sites. At one of them, we could fully explore the residential complex (hut). We suppose that it was a servant’s hut dated to the first half of the 17th century. This conclusion was based on the analysis of the construction of the object and the material complex found inside. Currently, this is the second dwelling of that time that has been fully explored d…
Research in the Historical Center of Tara in 2021
Archaeological research in the historic center of Tara in 2021 was concentrated in the southeastern part of the fortress, near one of the first churches of the city—Paraskeva Pyatnitskaya (Pyatnitskaya). It was the fourteenth season of excavations of the joint expedition of IAET SB RAS and National Research Tomsk State University in one of the first Russian cities in Western Siberia. Due to the overhaul of the district cultural center “Sever”, bu…
The Importance of Fish for the Population of the Russian Siberian City of Tara at the End of the 16th—19th Centuries
The foundation of the first Russian cities in Western Siberia at the end of the 16 th century was fraught with many difficulties, a key one being a food security system that had to be created in the shortest possible time. Food supplied from the European part of Russia came with long delays and was not enough to provide for the entire population. In the conditions of the impossibility of rapid development of arable land and the formation of its o…
Shovels Used by Russians in 17th–18th Century Siberia
The study describes types of the shovel—one of the most widely used and multifunctional tools in 17th–18th century Russian culture of Siberia. The principal collection includes more than twenty intact and fragmented specimens unearthed during 13 fi eld seasons of excavations at Tara, in the Omsk Region. Shovels found elsewhere in Western Siberia are also described, and the role of this tool in the households of Russian pioneers in Siberia is asse…
Polish-Lithuanian' archaeological materials from the excavations of the town of Tara
In this article, the authors analyse materials from the excavations of the Tara fortress (Omsk Region, Wes-tern Siberia), founded in 1594 by Prince Andrei Yeletsky and functioned as the main outpost of the Russians in the Middle Irtysh region to counter Khan Kuchum, the Kuchumovichs, and then the newly-arrived population from Dzungaria and Kazakhstan, until construction of the Omsk fortress in 1716. The aim of this research is to identify amongst…
Islam in the Tomsk Region of the Ob Basin from the Thirteenth to the Eighteenth Century
Objective: The article deals with the question of the time of the spread of Islam in the Tomsk region of the Ob basin. It not only analyzes the early date of the penetration of Islam (the thirteenth century), but also the events related to the integration of Western Siberia into the Russian state. Moscow’s policies toward the aboriginal population was flexible and considered the complexity of the ethnic picture of the annexed lands. After a relat…
The Russian Frontier in Western Siberia (XVI-XVIII centuries) - an archaeological rendition
The Tara Irtysh region, including the city of Tara, as the main frontier outpost of the 17th-18th centuries, and its rural environs, is chosen as the pilot region in the study of the Russian frontier. Here, extensive archaeological material on the culture of urban and rural populations has been accumulated, and there is a representative body of written sources. The aim of this research is to study, on the basis of a complex analysis, the main dev…
Siberian Customs and Rituals in Archaeology
Despite the orthodox faith the Russian population of Siberia preserved and actively used pre-Christian customs and beliefs brought from Rus' in the traditional household ritual culture. Archaeological observations allow us to show attitudinal plots of spiritual culture that are not related to Christian practices. For the first time, the authors offer for the scientific discussion archaeological evidence of syncretism of the national worldview in …
About Omsk School of Archaeology (To the 95th Anniversary of the Birth of V.I. Matyushchenko)
The article considers the pedagogical activity of V.I. Matyushchenko at Omsk State University in 1976–2005. Arriving in Omsk as an already established venerable scientist, he began his work virtually from scratch. There were no archaeologists in Omsk, and the territory of the region was explored very poorly. Having experience of work at Tomsk University, V.I. Matyushchenko began to work in several directions. In science, he continued his studies …
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