Archaeoastronomy and Ancient Technologies 2017, 5(1), 63-72
DOI: 10.24411/2310-2144-2017-00012
The Prygovo finds
Olga N. Korochkova1*, Ivan A. Spiridonov2, Vladimir I. Stefanov3
1Ural Federal University, Ekaterinburg, Russia; E-mail: Olga.Korochkova@urfu.ru
2Ural Federal University, Ekaterinburg, Russia; E-mail: z-is@mail.ru
3Ural Federal University, Ekaterinburg, Russia; E-mail: pnial@mail.ru
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed
Abstract
The publication deals with the description and interpretation of original copper and bronze objects, which were accidentally found in the vicinity of Prygovo, a village in Kurgan region. Despite being found in close proximity to numerous archeological sites, located nearby on a big island in the river Iset, the items had no archeological background, hence lacking unambiguous interpretation. They could be preliminarily interpreted as votive hoards. The groups discovered included a number of ornamentals, which can indicate that analogies should be looked for in the cultures of Sintashta-Petrovka-Alakul associations. However, the original massive wedge-shaped objects communicate the idea of Circumpontic trace in metalwork of the late Bronze, and so add to understanding of local product range.
Keywords: bronze age, forest-steppe Tobol, West Asian (Eurasian) metallurgical province, chance finds, metal objects, jewelry, buried treasure.
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