Pottery Traditions Among the Carriers of the Novosibirsk Variant of the Kulaika Culture

A Multidiscuplinary Study

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ID7662914
AuthorsD V Selin (0000-0002-6939-2917), A A Maksimova (0000-0002-5068-555X), Z A Fedorova (0000-0003-1374-5557)
Year2024
Volume51
Issue1
Pages70-79
Publication date2024-04-04
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)
DOI10.17746/1563-0110.2024.52.1.070-079
OpenAlexW4393952113
LanguageEN
References cited7

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

Ancient history · Art · Pottery · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · History

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