Non-utilitarian context of the burnt flint artifacts from the Bronze Age settlements in the Seversky Donets River region Cover Image

Неутилитарный контекст обожженных кремней из поселений бронзового века Северского Донца
Non-utilitarian context of the burnt flint artifacts from the Bronze Age settlements in the Seversky Donets River region

Author(s): Alexandr Kolesnik
Subject(s): Archaeology
Published by: Muzeul Naţional de Istorie a Moldovei
Keywords: burnt flint artifacts; settlements of the Bronze Age; the Seversky Donets River region;funerary rituals;

Summary/Abstract: This brief overview discusses the burnt flint found at the Bronze Age settlements located in the middle flow of the Seversky Donets River region. The objects came from the settlements’ layers associated with various archaeological cultures and periods: the Late Catacomb, Babino, different stages of the Timber Grave, post-Timber Grave, and Bondarikhinskaia cultures. Archaeological context of flint pieces suggests their non-utilitarian meaning. It has been assumed that the burnt flint may reflect a part of some complex ritual connected with funerary practice.

  • Issue Year: XI/2017
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 87-92
  • Page Count: 6
  • Language: Russian
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