Activities at Kyzylkala Settlement in 2021 and Preliminary Analysis of Ceramic Material

Authors

  • Denis V. Maryksin Rutrum LLP
  • Pavel V. Popov The Service of State protection of cultural heritage objects of the Astrakhan region
  • Aleksandr P. Krygin Rutrum LLP

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24852/2587-6112.2022.3.98.105

Keywords:

archaeology, Kyzylkala, Samosdelska settlement, Derbent, Mangyshlak, Mangistau, Transcaucasia, ceramic complex, glazed ceramics.

Abstract

The paper highlights the results of studies conducted at Kyzylkala settlement in the Mangystau region of the Republic of Kazakhstan in 2021. The results of the primary analysis of ceramics obtained during the excavation of the monument are presented. The complex was subdivided into three technological groups, and the categories and types of vessels are briefly described. An analysis of these materials demonstrated their proximity to the pottery complex of Samosdelskoye settlement located in Astrakhan Oblast. Ceramics of group 2 find analogies in the collection from the excavations of Derbent. The main types of glazed ceramics are connected by their origin with the territory of Transcaucasia. Their dating makes it possible to clarify the dating of the monument, which has been determined as the 11th– 13th centuries.

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Published

2022-06-27

How to Cite

Maryksin , D. V., Popov , P. V. ., & Krygin , A. P. . (2022). Activities at Kyzylkala Settlement in 2021 and Preliminary Analysis of Ceramic Material. Arkheologiia Evraziiskikh Stepei (Archaeology of the Eurasian Steppes), (3), 98–105. https://doi.org/10.24852/2587-6112.2022.3.98.105

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