THE TECHNOLOGY OF POTTERY PRODUCTION OF THE POPULATION OF THE ALAKUL CULTURE OF THE SETTLEMENT NIJNEINGALSKOE-3 IN THE LOWER TOBOL REGION

The article is devoted to the analysis of the technology of pottery production of the population of alakul culture of the settlement nijneingalskoe-3 in the lower tobol region. the analysis is made within the framework of historical and cultural approach and the structure of the pottery industry, developed by a.a. Bobrinsky. as a result of the study of the pottery revealed that the potters of alakul culture selected natural iron- enriched clay and silty clay containing natural admixture of river’s shell. during compiling of molding masses most often the potters used a fire clay and various organic additives, rarely they used a gruss and calcified bone. in the collection there are just 3 of the bottom part of the vessels, which gave information on the construction a«seed-body». they were made from clay patches in accordance with the bottom-capacitive program. the hollow body of the 10 vessels was made with clay patches too. the surface of vessels were treated with wooden and bone spatulas, stamps and cloth or fingers of potters. after smoothing the surface, and in some cases the inner surface of the vessels was glossing on the dry basis. Firing of finished products was manufactured in a simple piles or hearths. Following the results of the comparative analysis of the pottery traditions of the settlement’s citizens, their mixed characters in selecting the plastic raw material and composing the molding masses havebeen discovered. the comparison of the data with the technological information about ceramics assemblages from the neighboring regions showed that the citizens of the alakul culture are considered to be aliens on the territory of the lower tobol region.