Collection of Ceramics from the Excavations of V.A. Mogilnikov in the Krasnogorsk District of the Altai Territory (Based on the Materials of the Altai State Museum of Local Lore)

Abstract

The article deals with ceramic collections from the Altai State Museum of Local Lore (ASMLL), obtained during the research of Vladislav A. Mogilnikov in Krasnogorsk district of the Altai Region. To date the museum collection holds from three sites related to the field work of the archaeologist: Gornal (Gernal) [ASMLL MC (Main Collection) 13187/1-2], Surtayka [ASMLL MC 13187/3-25] and Pilno [ASMLL MC 14788/1-27]. Judging by the decoration and ornamentation of tableware, the materials of the first monument are associated with the Irmenian culture (12th-8th cc. BC). The other two sites relate to the Bystryan culture of the northern foothills of the Altai Scythian-Saka period (6th-3rd (2nd) centuries BC). The collections presented in the article expand the range of sources on the history of the region in the Late Bronze Age and Early Iron Age. The results of V.A. Mogilnikov's little-studied fieldwork in Altai are one of the results of this work. In this regard, the continuation of research to introduce into scientific circulation of new materials related to the activities of the archaeologist in the territory under study has certain prospects.