Ceramics of the Boborykino Appearance of Turgai

Abstract

Results of the analysis of ceramics of the Boborykino appearance from the Neolithic sites of Turgai are represented in the paper. The initial raw materials and molding masses of ceramic products were studied using the technique of binocular microscopy and petrographic analysis. When analyzing the ceramic collections of the sites Bestamak, Belkaragai 1 and Sulukol 1, according to the profling of the necks, the technique of applying the ornament, a group of ceramics of the Boborykino appearance was identifed. The dishes of this group were molded from silty clays with the addition of freclay and an organic solution; in one case, talcum gruss was added. The penetration of the Boborykino groups of population into the Turgai steppes was episodic, and the groups were quite small (based on the number of artifacts found), which indicates not migration, but rather family and marriage contacts.

Keywords

• archaeology
• neolithic of turgai
• turgai trough
• makhandzhar culture
• boborykino culture
• ceramics of the boborykino appearance
• technological analysis