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Issue 4 (37)

MINIATURE VESSELS OF FORTIFIED SETTLEMENT KAMENNY AMBAR
Year	2012	Number	4(37)
Pages	70-76	Type	scientific article
UDC		BBK
Authors	Berseneva Natalia A. Epimakhov Andrey V. Panteleeva Sofya E.	Topic	ARCHAEOLOGY OF SETTLEMENTS: METHODOLOGY, TECHNIQUE, PRACTICE
Summary	The article deals with the analysis of a relatively rare category of fi nds — miniature vessels. The case study for the problem of their interpretation included the Bronze Age settlement Kamenny Ambar and the synchronous burial site. The contextual and the use-wear analysis allowed identifi cation of a group of items which could not represent kitchenware. Their functions were different (a thimble, articles made by children, toys). In this way the obtained results in addition to drawing the attention of researchers to the diversity of ceramic artifacts also opened new potential for the study of the archaeology of childhood.
Keywords	Bronze Age, Southern Ural, Sintashta culture, miniature vessels, ceramic production, archaeology of childhood
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