Open AccessCERAMIC ASSEMBLAGE OF THE OLD RUSSIAN HORIZON OF SOFIEVSKA BORSHCHAGIVKA SETTLEMENT (on the materials of excavations 2008—2013)
Author(s) -
M. O. Gun
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
arheologìâ ì davnâ ìstorìâ ukraïni
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2708-6143
pISSN - 2227-4952
DOI - 10.37445/adiu.2018.04.08
Subject(s) - pottery , assemblage (archaeology) , settlement (finance) , population , everyday life , archaeology , capital (architecture) , parallels , ethnography , geography , history , sociology , engineering , political science , business , demography , law , mechanical engineering , finance , payment
The specificity of the vessels reveals various information, first of all about the life of the ancient population. Therefore the study of the ceramic assemblage of the Kiev neighborhoods allows not only to draw parallels between the peculiarities of the living model of the villagers and the inhabitants of the capital, but also to understand more deeply the social processes that took place during the times of the Kievan state.
The pottery collection from the settlement of Sofiivska Borshchahivka represents a wide assortment of wares from the 11th—13th centuries, which were used as a tare, for cooking, and for dining. The ceramics for storage of supplies are represented a few fragments, which are probably due to various reasons: living conditions, use of alternative containers, etc. Kitchen pots show not only the versatility of such vessels but also the changes in its typological and morphological characteristics for a long time.
Inviting of ethnographic materials made it possible to reconstruct the specific of using of certain vessels in everyday life, as well as to clarify the function of their individual morphological elements.
The study of the ceramic collections allowed to understand the organization of pottery crafts, certain features of spiritual culture, traditions and innovations of the society, and at least investigated some aspects of everyday life of the Kiev neighborhoods population of the 11th—13th centuries.