Paleometal Epoch in the Primorye (south of the Far East of Russia)

ABSTRACT

Archaeological investigations of Paleometal Epoch in the Primorye (south of the Far East of Russia) are generating insight for the introduction of metals into the Pacific coastal areas of prehistoric Eurasia. The chronological framework covers the turn of the 2nd −1st mil. BC to the beginning of 1st mil. AD. The temporal limits of bronze-bearing and iron-bearing cultural units of Primorye region overlap. The limited degree of local metal production and re-working during the Paleometal epoch still suggests progressive changes in the material culture of prehistoric populations of the southern Russian Far East.

KEYWORDS:

• Russia
• Primorye
• Paleometal Epoch
• archaeological sites and cultures
• characteristic artefacts
• peculiarities of development

Acknowledgments

The authors would like to express their gratitude to Dr. Lisa Janz (Trent University, Canada), Professor Peter Jordan (University of Groningen, Netherlands) for productive cooperation for preparation of article, Dr. Dai Kunikita (University of Tokyo) for radiocarbon dates for Pospelovo-1 site and Cherepaha-7 site. We also thank Tatiana Nyurkina and Oksana Lipchenko for assistance in the lab. This work was funded by RFBR project number 18-09-40101.

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.

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Funding

This work was supported by the RFBR [project № 18-09-40101].

Notes on contributors

Alexander N. Popov

Alexander N. Popov - Science Museum, Far Eastern Federal University, Vladivostok, Russia, [email protected]

Irina S. Zhushchikhovskaya

Irina S. Zhushchikhovskaya - Museum Archaeology and Ethnographies, Institute of History, Archaeology and Ethnography Far Eastern Branch of the RAS, Vladivostok, Russia, [email protected]

Yuri G. Nikitin

Yuri G. Nikitin - Museum Archaeology and Ethnographies, Institute of History, Archaeology and Ethnography Far Eastern Branch of the RAS, Vladivostok, Russia, [email protected]