History of studying ceramics of the beginning of late bronze age of the Southern Ural

The history of studying ceramics of the bronze age of the Southern Ural are considered in the article (Sintashta and early Alakul cultural types). Two basic periods are identified: the first is 1970-1980-ies, the second is the end of 1980-ies - present time. The primary use of the emotionally-descriptive approach is characteristic for the first period, when the historical-cultural approach to ancient ceramics is characteristic for the second period.