К вопросу о форме животноводства в эпоху позднего бронзового века на территории Оренбургского Предуралья

Abstract

During the Late Bronze Age livestock farming was the main part of economy for the Eurasian steppe population. But there were some difficulties to determine the character of livestock farming and the degree of its mobility. Archeological and natural-science findings can’t give us exact answers. Apparently, the livestock farming was rather mobile and it made people move around. We can’t say exactly that the population of the steppe region during the Late Bronze Age could prepare enough food to feed animals in the settlements in winter by the archeological findings. That was impossible because of absence of agriculture. One of the indirect signs of population’s mobility may be the existence of the light land constructions which were easy to build in the realities of nomadic life. The nomadic economy type for the Late Bronze Age population is supposed to intensify dependence on climatic conditions. The next archeological findings should widen our knowledge about the economy of the Late Bronze Age period.

Приведены результаты археологического исследования ведения животноводства в эпоху позднего бронзового века на территории Оренбургского Предуралья.