Archaeology, Ethnology & Anthropology of Eurasia 46 (2) 2018   DOI: 10.17746/1563-0110.2018.46.2.035-042

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The Andronovo Age Women’s Costume, Based
on Finds from Maytan, Central Kazakhstan

A.A. Tkachev¹ and N.A. Tkacheva²

¹Institute of Northern Development, Tyumen Research Center, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Malygina 86, Tyumen, 625026, Russia

²Industrial University of Tyumen, Volodarskogo 38, Tyumen, 625000, Russia

This article describes burials of women at a Middle Bronze Age cemetery in Maytan—the only completely excavated Andronovo burial ground in the steppes of central Kazakhstan. On the basis of the location of ornaments in burials, an attempt is made to reconstruct details of costume with regard to age groups. The composition and arrangement of the individual elements of the costume indicate several decoration areas such as head; neck and chest; and hands and feet. Except ional elements are accessories (bags and boxes), belt, and lap of dress. Most ornaments mark the age category of women. There are two age groups: girls and adult women. Though many graves have been looted, a tentative reconstruction of the costumes with regard to these groups is possible. Such a reconstruction is relevant to cultural tradition, ideas of beauty, and social status.

Keywords: Central Kazakhstan, Andronovo era, Maytan, female costume, age groups