- Khazar archaeology and history, Byzantine Amphorae, Medieval trade, Early Byzantine Pottery production, Globular Amphorae, Trade and Exchange during 7th and 8th c. A.D., Late Roman Amphorae, Byzantine Pottery, and 2 moreMaritime Trade Ceramics (Archaeology) and Historical-And-Cultural Approach (Ceramics)edit
The article publishes materials from 10 inhumation burials investigated in 2015 during the rescue excavations of the Varnavinskoe‑3 settlement (Abinsky district of Krasnodar Region). The presence of dating finds makes it possible to... more
The article publishes materials from 10 inhumation burials investigated in 2015 during the rescue excavations of the
Varnavinskoe‑3 settlement (Abinsky district of Krasnodar Region). The presence of dating finds makes it possible to divide the
entire massif of burials into several relative chronological groups: the middle of the 5th – the first half of the 6th century; the
second half of 6th – the turn of the 7th – 8th centuries; 8th – 9th centuries (with only one burial related to the last group). The
cultural specificity of the burials of the Varnavinskoe‑3 settlement is determined by the predominance of the orientation of the
buried with their heads in the northern direction. Direct analogies to this component of the burial rite in the complexes of the
5th – 7th centuries on the territory of the Western Ciscaucasia are few.
Varnavinskoe‑3 settlement (Abinsky district of Krasnodar Region). The presence of dating finds makes it possible to divide the
entire massif of burials into several relative chronological groups: the middle of the 5th – the first half of the 6th century; the
second half of 6th – the turn of the 7th – 8th centuries; 8th – 9th centuries (with only one burial related to the last group). The
cultural specificity of the burials of the Varnavinskoe‑3 settlement is determined by the predominance of the orientation of the
buried with their heads in the northern direction. Direct analogies to this component of the burial rite in the complexes of the
5th – 7th centuries on the territory of the Western Ciscaucasia are few.
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The article is devoted to the publication of Roman clay lamps from «The hillfort of 11 kilometer» settlement. The site is located on the Kerch peninsula (Leninsky district of the republic of Crimea). Based on morphology and decor... more
The article is devoted to the publication of Roman clay lamps from «The hillfort of 11 kilometer» settlement. The site is located on the Kerch peninsula (Leninsky district of the republic of Crimea). Based on morphology and decor analysis, the article deals with similar finds and dating issues.
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In 2017 staff members of the Department of archaeological heritage preservation of the Institute of Archaeology, Russian Academy of Sciences, conducted rescue excavations at a settlement known as the 11th kilometer hillfort. The site is... more
In 2017 staff members of the Department of archaeological heritage preservation of the Institute of Archaeology, Russian Academy of Sciences, conducted rescue excavations at a settlement known as the 11th kilometer hillfort. The site is located 15 km west of Kerch. Bronze bulae are one of the most spectacular groups of nds discovered at the site. They refer to several typological groups of metallic fasteners commonly used in Eastern Europe. The paper introduces these materials into scientic discourse. The published series of bulae is dated to the middle of the 1st – second quarter/middle of the 2nd century AD.
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The paper is dedicated to the publication of two assemblages containing early medieval amphorae discovered during rescue and salvage excavations at Gora Chirkova-1 of the Temryuk district in the Krasnodar Krai carried out in 2016. Based... more
The paper is dedicated to the publication of two assemblages containing early medieval amphorae discovered during rescue and salvage excavations at Gora Chirkova-1 of the Temryuk district in the Krasnodar Krai carried out in 2016. Based on the existing scientific knowledge on chronology of the amphora transport ware discovered in the assemblages, these amphorae have been dated to the end of the 7th–10th centuries. Using the published vessels as an example, the paper elaborates on possible narrowing of the dating range of the early medieval ’Black Sea coastal area’ amphorae by using the data on distinctive cultural features of the shape and their linkage to late Roman prototypes.
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В статье рассматриваются три примера использования геометрической морфометрии при анализе форм сосудов для решения разных по своей сложности задач. Каждый из этих примеров отличается объемом исходной известной информации об объектах... more
В статье рассматриваются три примера использования геометрической морфометрии при анализе форм сосудов для решения разных по своей сложности задач. Каждый из этих примеров отличается объемом исходной известной информации об объектах изучения. В первом примере рассматриваются результаты анализа форм двух типов ранневизантийских амфор. С помощью геометрической морфометрии удалось выяснить, что основные отличия между ними заключаются в общей пропорциональности сосудов. Во втором примере анализируются формы сосудов Балановского могильника эпохи бронзы. В нем предпринимается попытка выделения особенностей форм, которые присущи двум разным в культурном отношении группам населения, оставившим могильник. Решить поставленную задачу с помощью геометрической морфометрии удалось примерно в половине случаев. В третьем примере рассматривается попытка определения посуды, изготовленной разными мастерами. Для этого были задействованы 30 сосудов, сделанных шестью гончарами-профессионалами высокого уровня, и 15 сосудов, сделанных тремя мастерами без устойчивых навыков изготовления глиняной посуды. В результате решения этой задачи были выделены несколько условных множеств сосудов. В их состав вошли сосуды, практически не имеющие между собой ничего общего по морфологии, технологии изготовления и уровню квалификации сделавших их мастеров. Рассмотренные сведения позволяют сделать вывод, что наибольшая эффективность использования геометрической морфометрии достигается при поиске особенностей, заложенных в общей пропорциональности форм посуды. Отмечена слабая эффективность геометрической морфометрии при решении более сложных задач, связанных с анализом детальных особенностей очертания сосудов.
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The article deals with study of capacity of medieval amphoraе that are spread over sites of the 8th — 10th centuries in the Northern part of the Black Sea region. Such vessels were manufactured in pottery centers of Byzantine Taurica. The... more
The article deals with study of capacity of medieval amphoraе that are spread over sites of the 8th — 10th centuries in the Northern part of the Black Sea region. Such vessels were manufactured in pottery centers of Byzantine Taurica. The task complexity is related to lack of written sources on regulation of the Black Sea amphorae production in Taurica and on the state control of volumetric standards applied to ceramic containers. 176 intact vessels found at sites of Crimea, Taman peninsular, the Sea of Azov basin, the Don river basin and the Caucasus served as the material for this study. The method of 3D modeling (with use of Autodesk 3Ds Max computer program) was employed for solution of the task. The results of the study suggest that some amphorae groups can be associated with at least five capacitive standards based on Byzantine volume units of wine.
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Abstract. The paper focuses on testing possibilities of the geometric morphometrics method taking the analysis of the shape of 99 intact pots from the Balanovo burial ground attributed to the Balanovo archaeological culture as an example.... more
Abstract. The paper focuses on testing possibilities of the geometric morphometrics
method taking the analysis of the shape of 99 intact pots from the Balanovo burial
ground attributed to the Balanovo archaeological culture as an example. a preliminary
examination of these pots from the positions of the historical and cultural approach
provided an opportunity to identify distinctive features of cultural traditions associated
with two closely related population groups (the Balanovo and the atlikasy groups), which
left behind this burial ground. The possibilities of the geometric morphometrics method
were studied by describing the shape of the pots with the help of, first, 50 marks made
equally apart; and, second, the points where the local curvature was maximum. whereas
both methods produced similar general information on the shapes, it was more detailed
and close to the results obtained with the use of the historical and cultural approach in the
second case. however, without preliminary historical and cultural analysis of the shape,
the employment of the geometric morphometrics method does not result in evidencebased
historical interpretation of the identified features of the earliest ceramics. for this
reason, the method can be applied for analysis of pot shapes only as a secondary method.
Keywords: pot shapes, historical and cultural approach, geometric morphometrics
method, Balanovo burial ground, Balanovo archaeological culture, Bronze age.
method taking the analysis of the shape of 99 intact pots from the Balanovo burial
ground attributed to the Balanovo archaeological culture as an example. a preliminary
examination of these pots from the positions of the historical and cultural approach
provided an opportunity to identify distinctive features of cultural traditions associated
with two closely related population groups (the Balanovo and the atlikasy groups), which
left behind this burial ground. The possibilities of the geometric morphometrics method
were studied by describing the shape of the pots with the help of, first, 50 marks made
equally apart; and, second, the points where the local curvature was maximum. whereas
both methods produced similar general information on the shapes, it was more detailed
and close to the results obtained with the use of the historical and cultural approach in the
second case. however, without preliminary historical and cultural analysis of the shape,
the employment of the geometric morphometrics method does not result in evidencebased
historical interpretation of the identified features of the earliest ceramics. for this
reason, the method can be applied for analysis of pot shapes only as a secondary method.
Keywords: pot shapes, historical and cultural approach, geometric morphometrics
method, Balanovo burial ground, Balanovo archaeological culture, Bronze age.