Abstract

The earliest examples of bone mouth harps started to appear on the territory of Southern Siberia and Central Asia since the Hunno-Sarmatian time. The research was aimed at finding mouth harps and their blanks among other objects of bone carving complex of the Northern Altai settlements (Cheremshanka and Chultukov Log-9) of the early first millennium AD. Structural and morphological analysis of the material used for manufacturing all mouth harps of the Hunno-Sarmatian time were made of lamellar bone from the ribs of large hoofed animals. Trace analysis has revealed the main processing methods: chipping, cutting, and drilling with a metal tool (knife). The bone mouth harps and their blanks described in this article are the earliest findings among this type of musical instruments on the territory of Altai.

Keywords

lamellar bone mouth harps, Hunno-Sarmatian time, Altai, bone-carving industry

Borodovsky A.P.

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6312-1024

Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography SB RAS

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