Pages: 265-277 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.55086/sp222265277

The article provides a decoding of the ornamental composition (ornogram) on a Srubnaya vessel from the Trans-Volga region near Samara. According to the researcher, it reflects the very early systemic ideas of the proto-Aryans about birth-destruction-rebirth, which is associated with specific demographic events in the ancient community.

Keywords: Srubnaya culture, realistic image, pictogram ornament, Rigveda

Information about author:

Oleksandr Kisly (Simferopol, Crimea). Doctor of Historical Sciences. Institute of Archeology of Crimea, Russian Academy of Sciences. Academician Vernadsky Ave., 2, Simferopol, 295007, Crimea
E-mail: [email protected]
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3324-6432