НОВЫЕ ДАННЫЕ ПО АРХЕОЛОГИИ КОКШАРОВСКОГО ТОРФЯНИКА (Среднее Зауралье)

Abstract

The Koksharovsky peat bog is well-known in the archaeology of Urals and Russia primarily for its cult sites (Koksharovsky hill, Koksharovo I) and peat sites (Koksharovsko-Yurjinskaya I and II). The first excavations at the peat bog were carried out as early as 1837. Out of more than 60 archeological sites represented by materials from excavations and collections, only complexes of five sites have been published. The article introduces the previously unknown complexes of the Koksharovskoe Pole site, where materials from all archaeological eras from Mesolithic to the Middle Ages are presented. The most of the finds date back to the Neolithic (66 %) and Chalcolithic (18 %) periods. The other eras are represented by the minor additives. The collection was examined using statistical and typological, trasological, and mineralogical methods. Two clay sculptures (an anthropomorphic figure and a bird) and a bronze jewelry are of great interest. The list of mineral raw materials includes 20 items. The materials presented in the article characterize the degree of colonization of the shores of the Koksharovsky pit bog over several millennia.