The tips of arrows in the materials of sanctuary Kucherla-1 (Mountain Altai)

In the article is examined the collection of the tips of arrows, discovered on the sanctuary of Kucherla-1 (Mountain Altai). Is credence unique for the Altai. Semantics of object makes it possible to characterize given artifacts not only as the category of armament, in this case, hunting inventory, but also as the attribute of the trade cults, which occurred on the sanctuary for the duration of five millenia. The assumption about the important role of the tips of arrows in the material and spiritual culture of the ancient peoples of Siberia and Far East is repeatedly confirmed by studies of archaeological monuments and by the information of ethnography. Ambiguous relation to the arrow was reflected in the heroic epos. The similarity of the separate elements of the ritual practice of the ancient and contemporary peoples of region makes it possible to speak about the stability and the possible succession of the irrational views of the population of the Mountain Altai, connected with the hunting magic.