Bolshie Algashi Hillfort in the Lower Sura Region
Journal Title: Поволжская Археология - Year 2019, Vol 1, Issue 27
Abstract
The article presents the results of the study of the hillfort at Bolshie Algashi village (Chuvashia, Russia) conducted in 2016–17. The study provides new data on the cultural and economic dynamics in the region during the Bronze and Early Iron Ages. A mixed group of Khula-Syuch and Chirki population can be identified as pastoralists and, probably, also farmers, who developed floodplains and forestless landscapes of the elevated riverbanks. Our research, therefore, provides evidence of almost the oldest farming activity episode in the lower reaches of the Sura River. The Early Iron Age occupation of the site is associated with the Andreevka-Piseraly population, who used the site mostly for its military functions.
Authors and Affiliations
Leonid A. Vyazov, Nikolai S. Myasnikov, Evgeniy P. Mikhailov, Mikhail S. Blinnikov, Ekaterina G. Ershova, Elena Ponomarenko
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- EP ID EP501133
- DOI 10.24852/2019.1.27.104.120
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