Cheek-Pieces for a Horse Harness from the Kamenny Ambar Settlement
Cheek-Pieces for a Horse Harness from the Kamenny Ambar Settlement
A.G. Bersenev, L.N. Koryakova, I.V. Chechushkov, and S.V. Sharapova.
The article presents a description and analysis of harness cheek-pieces, fragments of which were recovered from the Bronze Age layer at the Kamenny Ambar settlement. The stratigraphic position of the artifacts is discussed along with data regarding typological, use-wear, and function analyses. One cheek-piece is attributed to the Sintashta and the other to the Petrovka cultural tradition. The chronological position of these fi nds is established, and the process of their manufacture and use reconstructed.
