Subsistence systems of the Late Bronze Age population in the Northwestern Crimea
Journal: Vestnik arheologii, antropologii i ètnografii
Year: 2025

The subsistence systems of ancient societies included three components: [i] the resource base, [ii] the eco-nomic model and [iii] the social sphere. The article discusses the main elements of the subsistence systems of the Sabativskaya and Belozerskaya cultures of the Late Bronze Age in Northwestern Crimea. It is shown that the resource base of Late Bronze Age societies was at the modern level or exceeded it. The basis of the economy of the Late Bronze Age population was animal husbandry with a