Comparative-Typological Characteristics Of The Ceramics Of The Early Iron Age Cultures In The Kama Region And The Cis-Urals (The Issue Of Their Genetic Continuity)

Abstract

The author publishes the results of a comparative statistical analysis of ceramics from the hillforts of the Early Iron Age cultures of the Kama region and the Cis-Urals – Ananyino, Pianyi Bor, Kara-Abyz and Gliadenovo. The main task resolved by the author is to establish the degree of genetic kinship of the aforesaid cultures (on the example of their ceramics), and most importantly, to clarify the role of the Ananyino Corded Ware culture (ACWC) in the composition of these cultures. The author provides data on the combined characteristics of the compared ceramic complexes (random statistical samples) and the results of calculating the degree of their typological similarity. The general conclusion is that there are more typological differences between the compared groups of vessels than there are similarities.

Keywords

• archaeology
• ananyino
• pianyi bor
• kara-abyz
• gliadenovo cultures
• ceramics
• comparative statistical analysis
• statistical sampling
• typological similarity coefficient