The Funeral Rite of the Russians of the Omsk Irtysh Region on a Boundary of the Epochs (1870s – 1920s) and Pottery as an Element of Its Structure
https://doi.org/10.25205/1818-7919-2023-22-3-125-139
Abstract
Purpose. The main elements of the structure of the funeral rite of the late 19th – early 20th centuries are analyzed based on the materials of the necropolis Yevgashino IV. That necropolis date to 1870–1920 by archaeology materials. The purpose of the study is to identify the main elements of the structure of the Russian funeral rite in the Omsk Irtysh region.
Results. The place and features of the burials, the funerary clothing were analyzed in the course of the study. A systematic analysis of the collection of funerary pottery was also carried out. The collection of funerary pottery includes 79 archaeologically intact vessels. Various types of funeral pottery were determined by the method of V. F. Gening. There is also an analysis of the cult copper plastics, such as pectoral crosses, copper diptych. The collection of crosses obtained on the site reflects the process of transition from the “Old Believers” forms of cult casting to stamped products of generally low quality which is an important chronological marker.
Conclusion. The results of the research will allow make a chronological scale of Russian funeral rite in the second half of the 19th – early 20th centuries from the time of the arrival of Russians in the region to the present.
Supporting agencies: The work was carried out within the framework of the state task of IAET SB RAS FWZG-2022-0005 “Research of archaeological and ethnographic monuments in Siberia of the era of the Russian state”
About the Authors
Ph. S. Tataurov
Omsk State Historical and Cultural Museum-Reserve “Antiquity Siberian”
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Philip S. Tataurov, Candidate of Sciences (History)
Scopus Author ID 57931337900
Omsk
K. O. Sopova
Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Omsk Laboratory of Archaeology, Ethnography and Museology
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Kristina O. Sopova, Laboratory Assistant
Scopus Author ID 57221564842
WoS Researcher ID ABC-3939-2020
Omsk
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Tataurov P.S., Sopova K.O. The Funeral Rite of the Russians of the Omsk Irtysh Region on a Boundary of the Epochs (1870s – 1920s) and Pottery as an Element of Its Structure. Vestnik NSU. Series: History and Philology. 2023;22(3):125-139. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.25205/1818-7919-2023-22-3-125-139
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