Late Eneolithic of the Middle Posurye

The paper presents the materials of the late Eneolithic of the Middle Posurye. The analysis was carried out on finds from sites with a mixed cultural layer obtained as a result of excavations in 2006–2011. Ceramic ware is divided into three groups and attributed to the early, middle and late stages of the Volosovo cultural and historical community. In the study, based on comparison with sites of adjacent territories, an attempt was made to isolate stone tools of the late Eneolithic. Based on the results of radiocarbon dating, the chronological framework of the late stage of the Copper-Stone Age in the region was determined. The paper also considers the previously expressed in the literature issue of the independent cultural status of the late Eneolithic complexes of the forest-steppe Posurye. When analyzing the specific features of the late stage of the Copper-Stone Age of the region under consideration identified by specialists, it was concluded that the profiling of vessels and the presence of quartzite tools can be attributed to them. These features do not allow us to single out a special group of late Eneolithic sites with an independent cultural status. The work suggested that the uniqueness of the complexes on the Sura River is associated with the Sredny Stog influence on the Volosovo culture, which was previously traced in Primokshanye.