Ceramic complex of the Kempirtas burial ground

The publication introduces the ceramic complex of the Kempirtas burial ground into scientific circulation. Technological analysis of ceramics was carried out within the framework of the historical and cultural approach to the study of ancient pottery, developed by A.A. Bobrinsky. The study showed that for the manufacture of dishes, medium-ferruginous, slightly sandy clays (100%) were used, and as a result of studying the degree of sandiness of the clays and the composition of natural mineral impurities, two “places” for the extraction of initial plastic raw materials were identified. Analysis of the molding masses made it possible to find out that the most widespread recipe was “was clay + clear and milky quartzite crushed mineral + organic solution” (88.2%), which indicates the homogeneity of the population that left this monument. Thus, by analyzing the traditions of choosing raw materials and composing molding compounds, namely their high degree of uniformity, it is possible to assume that the population was related. The vessels of open and closed rims are noted in the same quantity (46.7% each). Analysis of the ornamentation made it possible to identify two traditions of decorating tableware - comb and smooth. The materials from the Kempirtas burial ground are included in the circle of burial objects of the Alakul (Atasu) cultural and historical community of Northern Saryarka.