To the history of research of Tripolye-Cucuteni figurines

The article is dedicated to the history of research of Tripolye-Cucuteni figurines, to the sources analysis. This paper presents problem of research mainly in the context of archeology. There are disadvantages of such approach. Archeological researches give a lot of facts for dating and classification of figurines, but mostly do not reflect stylistic and substantial characteristics of statuettes. Many researchers very often do not pay attention on the interpretation problem of Tripolye-Cucuteni figurines, focusing only on the level of formal analysis. The author suggests an alternative, interdisciplinary approach to research of Tripolye-Cucuteni figurines, including methods of art history. It is necessary to assess sources for further researching of Tripolye-Cucuteni figurines. It is important to educe approaches from the perspective of different fields of science. Only composite using of achievements of each science field gives possibility for full research of figurines.