Pages: 341-367 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.55086/sp233341367
The paper addresses chronological issues with burial 2 from kurgan 1 from Filippovka 1 burial ground, a semantic analysis of some uncovered objects of art, as well as the anthropological type/genetic status of the buried woman. Using complex research methods (molecular-genetic, mineralogical, X-ray, technological, traceological analyses, methods of age-sex diagnostics, craniology, multidimensional analysis of principal components and search for archaeological analogies) ensured the authenticity of determining manufacturing techniques and anthropological studies as well as modern ideas about the cultural and chronological interpretation of the presented archaeological materials. A study of horse harness items abd typological attribution of arrowheads and beads made it possible to date the burial within the middle — third quarter of the 4th century BC. The context of items in the burial, the stylistics of their forms and structure convincingly showed that certain items were not used in everyday/social life, but rather served as some sacred attributes used in religious ceremonies and ritual practices only. A search for analogies to the iconography and images from these relics made it possible to clarify the compositional semantics and suggested their purpose in sacred scenarios.
The anthropological type distinctive features and genetic structures, as well as the presence of traces of deliberate artificial deformation of the skull, confirm the local, South Ural, origin of the woman.
Keywords: Southern Urals, early nomads, Filippovka 1 Burial-ground, chronology, arrowheads, horse bridle, beads, semantics, craniological type, mtDNA, haplogroup
Information about authors:
Olga Anikeeva (Moscow, Russian Federation). Candidate of Geology and Mineralogy. State Research Institute for Restoration. Gastello St., 44/1, 107014 Moscow, Russian Federation
E-mail: [email protected]
ORCID: 0000-0002-8725-4171
Maria Balabanova (Volgograd, Russian Federation). Doctor of Historical Sciences. Volgograd State University. Universitetsky Ave., 100, Volgograd, 400062, Russian Federation
E-mail: [email protected]
ORCID: 0000-0002-1565-474X
Valeriy Klepikov (Volgograd, Russian Federation). Candidate of Historical Sciences. Volgograd State University. Universitetsky Ave., 100, Volgograd, 400062, Russian Federation
E-mail: [email protected]
ORCID: 0000-0003-2891-7366
Alexandr Pilipenko (Novosibirsk, Russian Federation). Candidate of Biological Sciences. Institute of Cytology and Genetics, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Akademik Lavrentiev Ave., 10, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russian Federation
E-mail: [email protected]
ORCID: 0000-0003-1009-2554