Abstract

The paper discusses the results of archeological and archeomineralogical analyses of items made of non-ferrous and precious metals from burial No. 115 of the Kokpomyag burial ground of the Vym culture of the Vychegda Perm, dating back to the XI–XIV centuries. It includes a general characteristics of the burial ground, burial No. 115, a description of bronze and silver items, and the results of experimental studies of these items using a complex of modern mineralogical and geochemical methods. The results obtained indicate that local bronze casters possessed sophisticated technologies for the production of a variety of tin-copper and tin-silver alloys.

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