Pottery of the Lesosibirsk Culture: Typology and Genesis Issues

Comparison of pottery from the settlements and burials of the Lesosibirsk archaeological culture of the developed Middle Ages of the Angara-Yenisei basin made it possible to determine its varieties. Taking into account the shape of the vessels and the ornament, seven types are distinguished, which are united by common features: mainly the closed shape of the containers, the ornamentation of the upper part, the prevalence of comb prints applied by indentation, punctures or stamping, less often smooth fingerprints. The joint occurrence of vessels of various types in settlements, fortifications and burials was established, while a somewhat larger number of pot-shaped vessels in the Yenisei complexes was noted, compared with the Angara monuments. The formation of the pottery tradition of the Lesosibirsk culture was derived from several traditions of the preceding time. The local and West Siberian components were borrowed from the peoples of the forest zone of Central and Western Siberia, while they were supplemented by the influence of nomads of the Sayano-Altai. The pottery of the Lesosibirsk culture developed at the turn of the 1st and 2nd millennium AD, and spread throughout the region from west to east in the first half of the 2nd millennium AD.