BONE AND ANTLER ARTIFACTS FROM THE SETTLEMENT NEAR HATNE VILLAGE
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https://doi.org/10.37445/adiu.2026.03.07Keywords:
Kyiv, the Kyiv region, Hatne, Old Rus’, bone carving, bone artefacts.Abstract
This article introduces and analyzes artifacts of bone and antler discovered during the 2019 excavations of the Architectural and Archaeological Expedition at an Old Rus settlement near the village of Hatne near Kyiv. The bone-carving collection includes items that were typical for Kyiv crafts (comb, toggle, weaving detail — yurok and knife handle) as well as items that are relatively few (T-shaped container, bone cross and decorative element or uniquely shaped fastener). Bone artifacts with minimal processing were also found: astragalus used for games, a predator’s fang (an amulet), and a drilled pike vertebra. Some of the items are made of deer antler (T-shaped container, handle, comb), while others are made of bone (decorative element, cross, toggle, yurok, amulet and astragalus). Some of the items (in particular, the comb of professional, high-quality workmanship) may have come from Kyiv where several professional bone- carving workshops were discovered. However, some of the items may have been made locally as part of domestic crafts. This is indicated by the discovery of an unfinished T-container. It was found in a structure that also contained the remains of pyrophyllite slate processing. Thus, the dwelling owner worked with various materials. However, no evidence of a permanent bone-carving workshop has been found there. The T-shaped container is the first evidence of the production of such items in the Kyiv region. We cannot rule out the possibility that the cross, the toggle, and the tool handle were also locally made due to the relative simplicity of their manufacture and using common tools. Locally made items may also include bone artifacts that have undergone minimal processing.
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