ПОСЕЛЕНИЕ ПЕРЕХОДНОГО ВРЕМЕНИ (IX—VII ВВ. ДО Н.Э.) СЕРЕКТАС-2 В ЖЕТЫСУ: НОВЫЕ ДАННЫЕ
SEREKTAS-2 SETTLEMENT OF THE TRANSITIONAL PERIOD (9th —7th CENTURY BCE) IN JETISU: NEW DATA

Summary/Abstract: This article presents the results of the 2024 excavations at the Serektas-2 settlement. The study aims to comprehensively examine the collected materials using interdisciplinary methods. Analysis of use-wear traces on stone tools, study of their manufacturing technology, techno-typological examination of ceramics, and investigation of osteological materials are intended to reconstruct the economic model and production structure of the Serektas-2 settlement. Use-wear (traceological) analysis was conducted on 30 stone artifacts, revealing their use in various economic activities, including construction, earthworks, and everyday household practices. Archaeozoological research determined the taxonomic composition of domestic and wild fauna, analyzed the age structure of domestic ungulates, identified pathological changes, recorded traces of external impact on bones, and calculated the relative volumes of meat consumption. The results provide new data for paleo-economic reconstructions concerning material culture, economic and cultural types, cultural interactions, and ancient pastoral production in the region during the transitional period from the Final Bronze Age to the Early Nomadic period. Based on the morphological and technological analysis of about 150 diagnostic ceramic forms, the predominance of the Dongal type was established. The collected data confirm that Serektas-2 reflects a transitional stage (9th —7th centuries BCE) from the Late Bronze to the Early Nomadic epoch and demonstrates cultural continuity within the Dongal tradition.

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