Spearheads of the Seima–Turbino Type Discovered in Omsk Oblast

Abstract

The paper presents the unpublished spearheads of the Seima–Turbino type discovered in the Middle Irtysh region. These are single finds from the border zone of the northern forest-steppe and the southern taiga. Two of them were found by non-specialists. Therefore, the location of one of them was been examined, since it is not known for certain. The fragment of the second spearhead was located on an archaeological site, almost completely excavated more than 20 years after its discovery. The third tip was found in situ, and a 144 sq. m. excavation was undertaken, but apart from a few nondescript finds, the excavation was empty. It would seem that these virtually random finds are not of particular interest to scientists. Nevertheless, firstly, the specified products mark the northern border of the penetration of Seima–Turbino products in the Middle Irtysh region (about 200–230 km north of the Rostovka burial ground near Omsk). Secondly, they allow the author to raise questions about the routes of their penetration to the north, the relationship between the people who made the Seima–Turbino spears and the people who used them, as well as the reasons for the special placement of one of the bronze products in the ground.

Keywords

• archaeology
• seima–turbino period
• bronze spearheads
• middle irtysh region
• single finds