Wooden Paddles from the Nizhny Tagil Museum-Reserve of Mining and Metallurgy in the Urals

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ID6037435
AuthorsP Mylnikov (0000-0002-7532-9607), N M Chairkina (0000-0003-2197-638X), Reinhold (0000-0002-8107-6300)
Year2024
Volume51
Issue4
Pages86-95
Publication date2024-01-04
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueArchaeology Ethnology and Anthropology of Eurasia (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1563-0110 • E-ISSN: 1531-832X
PublisherInstitute of Archaeology and Ethnography SB RAS (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.17746/1563-0110.2023.51.4.086-095
OpenAlexW4390612535
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited4

This article describes Early Metal Age wooden paddles from the Gorbunovo peat bog, kept by the Nizhny Tagil Museum-Reserve of Mining and Metallurgy in the Urals. Their morphology and manufacturing technology are analyzed. The archaeological context and new AMS-dates are introduced. This sample of early wooden paddles is the largest and the most representative in the world. The specimens are very standardized with regard to general proportions, shape of the blade and handle, and decoration of the handle. A distinctive feature of this sample is that the handle of certain specimens is composite. A comprehensive traceological and technological analysis of the paddles has revealed several aspects of their manufacture, and xylotomy has provided information about the species of wood (pine, cedar, and spruce). On the basis of the processing traces, a tentative toolkit was reconstructed. The paddles generally fall in two categories: most are one-piece, and a few are composite. During the Early Metal Age, woodworking was probably a traditional craft in the Trans-Urals, showing a number of customary techniques

Archaeology · Blade (archaeology · Context (archaeology · Craft · Geography · Sample (material

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