Archaeology, Ethnology & Anthropology of Eurasia 42 (1) 2014

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Chronology of the Uralian Neolithic

A.A. Vybornov, V.S. Mosin, and A.V. Epimakhov.

Until the early 2000s, the chronology of the Uralian Neolithic was based on isolated radiocarbon dates and on V.N. Chernetsov’s and O.N. Bahder’s typological schemes. In 2007 we began directly dating ceramics tempered with organic substances. As a result, a long series of reliable dates was generated. A total of 212 estimates has been analyzed, spanning various Neolithic cultures of the Urals. The entire period lasted from the late 7th to the late 5th millennia BC and can be tentatively subdivided into two stages: early (late 7th – late 6th millennia BC) and late (5th millennium BC). Cultural and territorial differences within those two stages are described.

Keywords: Neolithic, Urals, chronology, radiocarbon dates, ceramic traditions.