Historical Geography Journal ISSN 2782-6511 (Print) | ISSN 3034-5286 (Online)

Ekaterina A. Bulakova
Institute of History and Archaeology, Ural Branch of the RAS (Russia, Ekaterinburg)
ORCID: 0000-0002-2935-0018
E-mail: bulakovaeakaterina@gmail.com

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UDC 94(470.5):902
DOI: 10.58529/2782-6511-2025-4-4-122-133

ABSTRACT. This article presents the results of a study of written and accessible archaeological materials on ceramics in Ekaterinburg during the modern period, covering the period from the late 19th to the early 20th centuries. The methodological basis of the study is the historical-cultural approach developed by A. A. Bobrinsky, which allows us to go beyond simple typologization and consider ceramics as a product of a dynamic pottery system encompassing material production, social relations, and cultural traditions. The study attempts to systematize data on pottery centers (both urban and district), the range and technological features of production, and the types of pottery produced in connection with the Ekaterinburg market. Based on the collected information, the most relevant descriptive terms for the pottery collections were analyzed and refined. Comparison of written data with material finds allowed us to identify key technological groups of ceramics (unglazed red-brown, nielloed, black-burnished, and glazed in different colors) and determine their connections to pottery centers and chronological periods. This study demonstrates that, with this methodological approach, extensive archaeological material becomes a valuable source for reconstructing historical and cultural processes and enables the study of pottery as a holistic system. The results open up new perspectives for studying the development of local production, ceramic production technology, and the interactions between potters and consumers. They also highlight the need to publish archaeological collections in comprehensive research articles and present ceramic material from the city’s early modern sites at conferences.

KEYWORDS: Modern archaeology, urban archaeology, Ekaterinburg, pottery, historical and cultural approach, written sources

For citation: Bulakova Е. А. [Pottery of Ekaterinburg in the Modern Period (Late 19th — early 20th Centuries): Correlation of Written and Archaeological Sources]. Istoriko-geograficheskiy zhurnal [Historical Geography Journal], 2025, vol. 4, no. 4, pp. 122–133. DOI: 10.58529/2782-6511-2025-4-4-122-133 (In Russian).

Received 8 September 2025
Accepted 25 December 2025

© 2025 The Author

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