SHORS’ TRADITIONAL CRAFTS

Abstract

The paper is devoted to the analysis of unique traditional occupations of modern Shor’shistorical ancestors – Kuznetsk Tatars: iron ore smelting and blacksmithing, with related pottery. The technological process repeatedly described in the historical literature based on observations of the participants of the first academic expeditions, was substantially expanded on the basis of archaeological surveys of the 1990s – 2000s, with the author’s participation and studying museum collections.

Keywords

• shors
• kuznetsk tatars
• traditional metallurgy and blacksmithing
• pottery
• traditional crafts