Abstract
The paper deals with the question of identifying the Odino-Krokhalev pottery type among the materials of the Early Bronze Age of East Kazakhstan. It has been recorded on 41 sites of the region, mainly within the Kulunda plain and the Irtysh River valley and accounts for 14% of the total number of recorded vessels. This ceramic type is mainly represented by open and closed can-shaped vases. The predominant ornamental element used to decorate the outer surface of the vessels is represented by dots or oblique lines that form motives in the form of horizontal rows. The decor is usually applied using the pricking method with a stick, an animal spatula, as well as a smooth or comb stamp, while the false textile ornamentation is not documented. The latter occurs in settlements associated with the Elunino and Chemarsk materials. According to the available radiocarbon dates the period of diffusion of the Odino-Krokhalev pottery type in East Kazakhstan is in the Early Bronze Age (3rd early 2nd millennium BC). Apparently, the appearance of such elements as notches and wolf teeth is associated with the cultural influences of the bearers of the Odino-Krokhalev ceramic firstly in the decorative composition of the Elunino and then of the Andronovo vessels of the South of Western Siberia. The primary task is to find and study stratified sites with the Odin-Krokhalev pottery type.