Early ceramic complexes of Volgo-Kama culture (Lyovshino site case study)

Lyovshino site was the first Neolithic settlement discovered on the territory of the Upper and Middle Kama. Its research was carried out in the 1920-30s. N.A. Prokoshev found weakly ornamented and non-ornamented pottery during excavations in 1934. Now, these potteries are considered as related to the early stage of the Volgo-Kama culture. We conducted a technical and technological analyses of fragments of 10 vessels of the Lyovshino site. The results of the technical and technological analyses of weakly ornamented and non-ornamented pottery of the Lyovshino site are presented in the article. Pottery has very old AMS-dates (7748 ± 51 and 7610 ± 40 BP). These dates are synchronous to elshanskaya culture age. We consider that in the formation of ceramic complex of the Lyovshino site two components took part. The first can be related to second pottery group of elshanskaya culture; the sources of the second need additional studies.