title: KITCHEN POTS OF THE 8TH-9TH CENTURIES IN THE PONTIC REGION AS AN ETHNIC MARKER (CONTINUATION OF THE DISCUSSION)
abstract: Kitchen pots are one of the most popular categories of ceramics on archaeological sites of the 8th-9th centuries in the Black Sea region. They are typical for the Saltovo-Mayaki archaeological culture. There is a point of view that such pots can be an ethnic marker of Bulgar and Khazar tribes. The article considers this hypothesis based on a detailed morphological analysis of the shapes of kitchen pots found in different sites and different areas of the Pontic region.The methodological basis of 
journal: Journal of Ancient History and Archeology