Barkhatovo Settlement of the Late Bronze Age in the Upper Reaches of the Iset River (Forest Trans-Urals)
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https://doi.org/10.24852/2587-6112.2026.2.96.104Keywords:
archaeology, Barkhatovo culture, Late Bronze Age, fireplace of hardened clay, female clay figurines, clay lamp, stone disc-shaped poletopAbstract
This paper deals with the materials of field research at the Late Bronze Age Palatki II settlement attributed to the Barkhatovo culture in the upper reaches of the Iset River, in the forest zone of the Urals, located on the western frontier of the Barkhatov culture distribution area. A brief history of the study and features of the Barkhatovo culture are given. For the first time, description of the dwellings of the settlement are published, the dwelling interior, the decor and shapes of the vessels, the description of the cultic objects found in the dwellings and the inter-residential space are considered. The Barkhatovo culture is characterized by large clay beads, clay anthropomorphic figurines, and flat-bottomed pots dug in around the fireplace. A clay lamp was found in the settlement, the only one in the Trans-Ural forest zone. In the dwelling, next to the fireplace an ornamented stone disc-shaped poletop was found.
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