Comparative Typological Analysis of Yakut Ceramics from the XIV to XX Centuries
Scientific novelty. In the article, within the framework of one work, a comparative analysis of the Yakut ceramics for a wide period from the XIV to the beginning of the XX centuries is carried out. The aim is to summarize knowledge about the Yakut ceramics which is scattered in the archaeological and ethnographic literature. In accordance with this, the following tasks were set: to give a general description of the state of the ceramic complex at each stage of the Yakut history; to reveal the peculiarities and constancy in the development of the Yakut pottery craft. Research methods. Descriptive comparative analysis was used to achieve the set goal and objectives. Results. Based on a large historiographic material, information on Yakut ceramics has been summarized and systematized, characteristic features for each period, as well as constant elements that persist throughout all stages of the development of Yakut pottery, are highlighted. In general, a review of the literature revealed a large amount of information on this subject, but it should be noted that ceramics, as a rule, does not play a central role in work, it is given a place as one of the economic elements in the Yakut material culture. This, in turn, raises the question of the need to write a monographic work specifically dedicated to the Yakut pottery.