Kulaika Ceramics of Kireevskoe III Fortified Settlement: Results of Interdisciplinary Research

Purpose. Kireevskoe III fortified settlement is located in Kozhevnikovsky district of Tomsk region (Russia, Western Siberia) Ceramics of the vasyugan stage of the kulaika culture were studied using technical-technological, petrographic and thermal analyses. The aim is to reconstruct the content of the production stages of kulaika culture ware from the Kireevskoe III fortified settlement. Results. It was established that the ceramics were made of iron-iron silty clays composed of illite, quartz and feldspars. The crushed stone was sieved from cataclazed granites. One vessel differs in clay composition and is presumably imported. Five single- and multi-component recipes of paste, the main of which is clay + crushed stone. The beginnings of the vessels were made according to the bottom program, the hollow body was built up by flaps. The surfaces were processed by troweling. Thermal analysis showed that the ware has different degree of mass loss. Conclusion. The ceramics from the Kireevskoe III settlement are most similar to other sites of kulaika culture of the Tomsk and Novosibirsk Priobie in terms of technology. However, the analyzed ceramics differs from sites of kulaika culture of the Vasyugan river basin, Sarovskoe fortified settlement and Malget settlement. This indicates the existence of regional differences in the traditions of pottery production in the territory of the kulaika cultural-historical community.