Archaeology, Ethnology & Anthropology of Eurasia 39 (1) 2011

Annotation:  Three Scenarios of the Middle to Upper Paleolithic Transition. Scenario 2: The Middle to Upper Paleo Chronology and Periodization of the Neolithic in the Upper and Middle Kama Region Paleolithic Art of the Carpathian-Dniester Region Raw Materials and Paste from Wheel-Thrown Ceramics from the Gnezdovo Burial Ground The Origins of Lead Archaeological Artifacts Using Mass Spectrometry Analysis Kelteminar Arrowheads from the Altai Dagger from the Late Bronze Age Settlement on the Lyuskus River The Archekas Celt and the Issue of the Seima-Turbino Period in the Kuznetsk Basin and in the Achins Bone Anthropomorphic Sculpture from the Ust-Polui Sanctuary Images in Bronze from the Sarovka Ritual Complex: Reconstructing Semantics Information-Theoretical Database Management System in the Context of Monuments Dating to the Pre-Sc Ritual Complexes of the Bolshoye Storozhevoye Fortifi ed Settlement in the Middle Don Area Erlik Khan in the Traditional Worldview of the Khakas Copper Casting in the Daily Life and Ritual Practices of Komi Old Believers Dogs in the Traditional Worldview of the Chuvash People A Proximal Pedal Phalanx of a Paleolithic Hominin from Denisova Cave, Altai Secular Dental Changes in the Populations of the Armenian Highland: Evolutionary and Ecological Asp A Nonmetric Cranial Study of the Andronovo Series from the Altai   

Bone Anthropomorphic Sculpture from the Ust-Polui Sanctuary

N.V. Fedorova.

The article examines a unique bone anthropomorphic fi gurine from the ancient Ust-Polui sanctuary (1st century BC – 1st century AD), located within the boundaries of the town of Salekhard. A detailed description of the fi nd and the circumstances of its discovery are provided. The article traces parallels for the fi gurine over a signifi cant chronological period (from the Early Iron Age to the ethnographic present). The fi gurine is dated to around the end of the Kulaika period and was used in rituals where it was made offerings of fat or blood.

Keywords: Anthropomorphic representation, bone sculpture, ancient sanctuary, Kulaika period, iconography, engraved images, Samoyeds, Ob Ugrians, cult attributes, three-headed representation, masks, Kholmogory collection.