"CHIZHEVSKOYE (MARYIN KOKOSHNIK) SETTLEMENT". RESULTS OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL STUDIES IN 2017-2018
The article features the main stages of the archaeological study of Chizhevskoye settlement (6<sup>th</sup>-3<sup>rd</sup> centuries B.C., 18<sup>th</sup>-19<sup>th</sup> centuries). It features the results of archaeological studies at Chizhevskoye settlement since 2017-2018. The authors determined the thickness of the cultural layers. The chronological horizons were identified. The ceramic complex of the site from the collection of Kirov Regional Museum of Local Lore is introduced into scientific discourse. The ceramics was analyzed and classified into groups. According to a conducted comparative typological analysis, similar features have been traced with the ceramics from the Vyatka, Middle Kama, Lower Kama and Vetluga regions. A detailed analysis of the complex allowed to identify the occurrence period as the 6<sup>th</sup> century B.C.