To the Discussion of the Firing Method of Common Bolgar Ceramics in the Pre-Mongol and Early Golden Periods (on the Basis of Excavation CXCII at Bolgar Fortified Settlement)

Abstract

The firing method of common Bolgar ceramics remains an unsolved question. For a long time, the firing of common wheel pottery was only evaluated in subjective terms “bad” and “good”. In the framework of the study of a series of petrographic slice of common Bolgar ceramics from the Bolgar fortified settlement, results were obtained, which shed light on the upper limit of the firing temperatures. By comparing this data with construction details of Bolgar kilns built in the Pre-Mongol and Early Golden Horde periods, an assumption was made about the firing method of local wheel pottery in the 10th – early 14th cc.

Keywords

• archaeology
• petrography
• middle ages
• bolgar fortified settlement
• ceramic
• pottery
• firing