Ceramic complex of the habitation sites and ground burials of the Kuban region XIII - XV centuries. Preliminary analysis data
In this article we consider the ceramic complex of the western part of the habitation site «Zheleznodorozhnoe 2» and its ground burial. This part of the site and burial was excavated by the authors in 2012. They were previously dated to the XIII - XV centuries. Ceramic materials were systematized; their functional and morphological classification was developed. These morphological series are compared with a series of synchronous vessels of the Kuban region and the northeastern coast of the Black Sea. A series of vessels from local centers and imported vessels was determined. The quantitative and species composition of ceramic materials characterize the place of this rural site in the historical context. Analysis of the ceramic complex of the site characterizes it as a major agricultural center importing products into Italian settlements of the Crimean and coast Sea of Azov.