Issue 1 (62)
| SEDENTARY ETHNOSES OF THE SCYTHIAN EPOCH IN THE DON FOREST-STEPPE: AN ATTEMPT AT COMPARATIVE STUDY OF LIVELIHOODS | |||
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| Year | 2019 | Number | 1(62) |
| Pages | 63-70 | Type | scientific article |
| UDC | 903’13 | BBK | 63.442.7(235.4) |
| Authors | Razuvayev Yuri D. |
Topic | ARCHAEOLOGY OF LIFESTYLE |
| Summary | The article reveals the degree of ethnic affinity of two sedentary groups neighboring in the 5th–3rd centuries BC in the forest-steppe part of the Don basin. The research is based on materials from the settlements of the Scythoid and Gorodets archaeological cultures belonging to antiquities of the forest-steppe and the forest respectively. The complex of findings related to the daily life of the inhabitants of ancient settlements is analyzed. These are pottery, tools, weapons and items of worship, jewelry and parts of clothing. The settlement structure, economic activities and house building are also considered. Slash-and-burn farming practiced by people from the forest zone apparently led to the fact that their settlements (mostly short-term) were mainly concentrated in the wooded Don region. The Scythoid population familiar with plowed agriculture developed the southern territories. There are similar elements in material culture of these communities (above all, kitchen pots with the same form and ornamentation), however, in general, the assortment of the things they used is different. This suggests that the way of life of the compared groups of the population also varied greatly. The carriers of the Scythoid and Gorodets cultural traditions themselves remained separate ethnic entities throughout their history. Contrary to the opinion of some researchers who believe that the Upper Don population lost the ethnic specificity as a result of the conjugal relations with their southern neighbors, the ethno-cultural contacts between societies were not intensive. This is confirmed by the fact that innovations in the ceramic and ware complex had limited circulation in the upper Don region and imported ancient Greek crockery and decorations were completely absent there. | ||
| Keywords | forest-steppe Don region, Scythian epoch, Scythoid culture, Gorodets culture, sedentary population, material culture, lifestyle | ||
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