ICHTHYOLOGICAL MATERIALS FROM THE ODIN CULTURE RITUAL COMPLEXES OF THE PREOBRAZHENKA MONUMENT-6* The article analyzes ichthyological finds from the pits that accompanied the burials of the Odin culture at the Preobrazhenka-6 monument (Barabinsk forest-steppe). Methodological aspects of working with ichthyological materials from archaeological complexes are described. Diagnostics of the species and age composition of fish was made, the time of catch and the number of individuals were determined. The analysis of the findings that lay in the pits together with the remains of fish, as well as an assessment of the spatial distribution of these pits, made it possible to draw conclusions about the specifics of the use of fish in the ritual practice of the carriers of the Odin culture. Keywords: Bronze Age, Odin culture, ichthyological materials, ritual practice. Fig. 1. Map-layout of the Preobrazhenka-6 monument. Introduction The Preobrazhenka-6 archaeological complex is located on the edge of the above-floodplain terrace on the right bank of the Omi River, 5 km west of the village. Staraya Preobrazhenka in the Chanovsky district of the Novosibirsk region (Fig. 1). The monument, whose territory was subjected to intensive plowing, was discovered by V. I. Molodin in 1973 [Troitskaya, Mol odin, Sobolev, 1980, p. 123]. In the future, taking into account the nature of collections from the arable land surface, it was assumed that there are not only settlement, but also multi-time burial complexes (Molodin et al., 2004). In 2004-2010, archaeological and geophysical surveys were carried out on the monument. * The work was carried out within the framework of the RFBR project No. 11-066-12002 OFI-M-2011. page 25 2. Plan of the Odinovsky complex of the Preobrazhenka-6 monument. 1 - boundaries of the excavation site with the number; 2-burials; 3-pit; 4-pit with fish bones; 5 - edge of the terrace. researches. Based on the magnetometric survey data (over the years it covers an area of ... Read more