S. P. GRUSHINAltai State University 61 Lenin Ave., Barnaul, 656049, Russia E-mail: gspl42@hist.dcn-asu.ru Introduction In ancient production, there was often a contradiction between the desire to increase the functional efficiency of tools and the desire to preserve the old traditional forms [Kozhin, 1993, p.17]. A compromise was achieved by creating rudimentary features on technologically advanced products. Thus, a combination of continuity in the cultural tradition with the implementation of innovative technologies was ensured. In the history of material culture, examples of this kind, recorded in archaeological sources, can be found in large numbers. For example, elements of decoration on pottery of the Early Iron Age that imitate the seams on vessels made of horn and leather [Borodovsky, 2000, p. 155], or an ornament that imitates rivets on the handles of bronze daggers [Ryndina and Degtyareva, 2002, Fig. 5; Martynov and Sher, 1989, p. 131]. The study of rudimentary features makes it possible to reconstruct the techniques used earlier, to identify the typological continuity of products, on the basis of which it is possible to judge their chronology. In the Bronze Age, metal products of the Seimin-Turbinsky type, represented mainly by spearheads, Celts, knives and daggers, became widespread in the vast territory of Northern Eurasia. In this study, an attempt is made to explain the appearance of some ornamental elements on the Seimino-Turbino weapons. In the scientific literature, attempts have already been made to consider individual parts on such products as rudimentary elements that carry information about the technological features of the production of previous categories of inventory [Kozhin, 1993, p. 22]. A common pictorial motif on objects of the Seimin-Turbinsky type is a horizontal belt, which was used to decorate the sleeves of spearheads and especially often by Celts. This element is a narrow strip filled with horizontal rollers (linear, or "Turbinsky" ... Read more