AMBER FROM THE EXCAVATIONS OF RODANOVO MEDIEVAL HILLFORT IN PERM KRAI

Authors

  • Alexey N. Sarapulov Perm State Humanitarian Pedagogical University. Sibirskaya Str., 24, Perm, 614990, Russian Federation
  • Ivan G. Mokrushin Perm State University. Bukirev Str., 15, Perm, 614990, Russian Federation
  • Marina P. Krasnovskikh Perm State University. Bukirev Str., 15, Perm, 614990, Russian Federation
  • Petr A. Ivanov Perm State University. Bukirev Str., 15, 614990, Russian Federation
  • Oleg Yu. Kamenshchikov Perm State University. Bukirev Str., 15, Perm, 614990, Russian Federation
  • Yulia A. Podosenova Perm Federal Research Center of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Lenina Str., 13A, Perm, 614990, Russian Federation; Perm State Humanitarian Pedagogical University. Sibirskaya Str., 24, Perm, 614990, Russian Federation

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24852/2587-6112.2021.3.156.168

Keywords:

archaeology, Perm Cis-Urals, Rodanovo hillfort, X–XIV centuries, bronze casting and jewelry workshop, amber, physical and chemical research methods, jewelry, Baltic region, Ancient Russia, Volga Bulgaria

Abstract

The paper addresses the physical-chemical and historical-cultural study of the pieces of raw amber discovered in the cultural layer of a bronze casting and jewelry workshop of the 11th – early 12th centuries at Rodanovo hillfort. Such items were discovered in the territory of the Perm Cis-Urals for the fi rst time. In order to resolve the issue of the place of origin of the amber, a study was conducted for its identifi cation. Using the methods of synchronous thermal analysis, infrared spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, microhardness analysis, and gas chromatography studies with a mass spectrometric detector, it was confirmed that amber is of Baltic origin. It was concluded that the fi nds could have come to the hillfort from the territories of ancient Russian cities or through Volga Bolgaria, and were used by local jewelers for processing as ornamental stones for jewelry inserts.

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Published

2021-07-27

How to Cite

Sarapulov, A. N., Mokrushin, I. G., Krasnovskikh, M. P., Ivanov, P. A., Kamenshchikov, O. Y., & Podosenova, Y. A. (2021). AMBER FROM THE EXCAVATIONS OF RODANOVO MEDIEVAL HILLFORT IN PERM KRAI. Arkheologiia Evraziiskikh Stepei (Archaeology of the Eurasian Steppes), (3), 156–168. https://doi.org/10.24852/2587-6112.2021.3.156.168

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