History of Discovery and Study of the Firsovsky Archaeological Microdistrict

УДК 902.2(571.150) ББК 63.48(2Рос-4Алт)

Abstract

Firsovsky Archaeological Microdistrict (FAM), first marked out and grounded by A.B. Shamshin is one of the most interesting archaeological complexes of the Upper Ob. On a relatively limited territory of the right bank of the Ob in the estuary zone of the Losiha river, more than three dozen different-facies and different-time objects are concentrated. The large number of archaeological sites on a limited stretch of coast can be explained by several factors. The first is the steppe nature of the starboard side of the Ob valley from the village of Kisluha to the village of Firsovo. This landscape is suitable for an effective pastoral farm. The second factor is the flow of several small rivers in the Ob — Losiha, Povaliha, Kisluha and others. The third f-actor is the extremely biologically rich territory of this geographical region: extensive river floodplain, pine forest and adjacent steppe spaces. Such monuments as the necropolis of the Firsovo-14 and the settlement of the late Bronze Age the Firsovo-18 are the largest ones in the south of Western Siberia. And still, up to now, when examining individual sections of the FAM, scholars discover more and more monuments of different eras. The history of the discovery and study of this complex, numbering more than 100 years, is a kind of slice marking the different periods of science development, as well as the formation of periodization and chronology of the region’s most ancient history.