Decorated birch-bark artifacts from Section VI of the Gorbunovsky Peat-Bog*

Abstract

Decorated birch-bark artifacts, housed at the State Historical Museum, Moscow, are a unique category of finds from Section VI of the Gorbunovsky Peat-Bog. They have no parallels among other peat-bog assemblages of the North Eurasian forest belt. This study addresses the morphology and technology of these artifacts, their archaeological context, and similarities with the Early Bronze Age pottery.