New Data on Bronze Age Jewelry in the Southeastern Urals

New Data on Bronze Age Jewelry in the Southeastern Urals

A.V. Epimakhov.

New fi nds relating to the jewelry of the Alakul people are described. The analysis of molds indicates a much greater variation of ornaments compared to that implied by funerary items. The technology of jewelry is reconstructed. Personal adornments may have been made not only of bronze but of precious metals as well.

Keywords: Bronze Age, Alakul culture, adornments, jewelry technologies.