THE ANDRONOVO CULTURE CERAMIC COMPLEX FROM ELOVSKII II BURIAL GROUND: MORPHOLOGICAL ANALYSIS (POSSIBILITIES OF V. F. GENING’S METHOD)

Abstract

The paper notes that the thopic of the morphological analysis of vessels remains weakly elaborated so far. A. Shepard’s expanded technique of studying proportionality vessels, the program of statistical processing of ceramics developed by V. F. Hening, A. A. Bobrinskiy’s method of selecting "habitual" forms and "imitation shapes" are still poorly used by the scientific community, or are not applied. The paper presents the results of the analysis of the morphology of the Andronovo ceramics landfill facility Elovskii II, made by V. F. Gening’s method based on 162 vessels. The average image of the Andronovo culture vessel of the monument is registered. New directions of using the results of the methodology are proposed. The artifacts similar in all (parameters) are analyzed. It is suggested that this group of receptacles was constructed within a single dynamic stereotype, they could have been made by a single craftsman or a narrow range of potters (relatives). The planografic map of the graves of the Andronovo burial complex Elovskii II is composed. The authors note the time proximity of the burials and simultaneous functioning of different parts of the burial ground. It is noted that the products of one "master" were used not only in the graves of close relatives, but also in those of other members of the given community.

Keywords

• ceramic vessels
• morphology
• methods of statistical analysis