The Subsoil Burial Ground Teleutskiy Vzvoz-I (the Results of Studies of 2002)

Radiocarbon Chronology of Complexes With Seima-Turbino Type Objects (Bronze Age) in Southwestern Siberia

“…The cemetery of Teleutskii Vzvoz 1 did not contain ST-type objects, however, the overall assemblage of artifacts and burial practice were identical to that of Elunino 1. Furthermore, according to some researchers (Kiryushin et al 2003), the bronze leaf-shaped ornamented arrowhead from the Teleutskii Vzvoz 1 grave is close to the ST metallurgical tradition. The metal complex of the Satyga 16 cemetery is not numerous or diverse and is mainly presented by common bronze knives; only the remains of clay casting molds recovered from the site can be characterized as ST-type objects (Trufanov 2011:30–2).…”

“…For comparative analysis, the 14 C dates from the cemeteries of the Upper Ob River basin (Teleutskii Vzvoz 1 and Elunino 1), Trans-Ural forest zone (Satyga 16), and Middle Volga River basin forest-steppe (Ust’-Vetluga and Pepkinskii Kurgan) belonging to the Elunino (21st–17th centuries cal BC; Kiryushin et al 2003) and Abashevo Cultures (23rd–19/18th centuries cal BC; Chernykh and Orlovskaya 2013; Molodin et al 2014; Shishlina et al 2015) were used (Table 1; Figure 4). The dates were obtained from charcoal (Teleutskii Vzvoz 1 and Elunino 1), wood (Ust’-Vetluga), and in one case, human bone samples (Satyga 16).…”

“…An important aspect of this study is that burials with the ST-type objects, including the key site of Rostovka, were dated directly. Such an approach will significantly increase the precision of the ST chronology, as previously in many cases 14 C dates were produced from burials that did not contain bronze items themselves (Kiryushin et al 2003; Trufanov 2011). Comparison of the new and existing 14 C dates will allow defining the chronological position of western Siberian sites among the ST complexes and other archaeological cultures of forest and forest-steppe zone of Eurasia.…”