On Characteristics of Azak’s Pottery Craft of the Beginning of the 14th Century Ad (based on materials from excavations in Azov on Sotsialistichesky Lane, 53, in 2015)

Abstract

The paper presents the results of a pottery workshop studies. The workshop was discovered during excavations in the city of Azov on Sotsialistichesky lane, 53 in 2015. It was located in the central area of medieval Azak and was a pottery production complex, consisting of a two-tier kiln and a kiln pit interconnected with a furnace channel. Almost all ceramic material from the filling of the firing chamber were locally produced vessels - products of this workshop. It is represented by one-handle glazed jugs of small and medium size with typical traces of defects (overfiring, cracks, deformations). This workshop had a narrow specialization and small production volume. Judging by stratigraphy and numismatic data, it ceased to function in the beginning of the first decade of the 14th century.

Keywords

• archaeology
• golden horde
• azak
• pottery workshop
• kiln
• kiln pit
• ceramics
• defective ceramics
• jug