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As it was fixed in ethnographic literature, the void between a clay oven and
a pit being filled with a grout mixed with manure and tiny stones was pressed. It
prevents humidity and provides long-term remaining of heating within a clay oven.
Pottery crumbs were widely used in majority of clay ovens fixed during Agu
excavations along with stone rivers for this purpose. This feature not yet fixed in
scientific literature can be shown as local feature. It would be interesting from
scientific viewpoint to investigate the area where the legacy of this technological
tradi- I tion is protected.
Ill type clay oven encountered in the area of archaeological excavations is
pottery oven. Such ovens are cooked and prepared in clay ovens intended to bake
clay plates. According to ethnographic literature, one of potter globes is globe of
clay oven shape. Comparatively big products are cooked in such globes. It was
straightly baked in fire having a cooking technology, the same with fumes-another
potter globe. The product was covered with wood in the clay oven, i.e. baked in
fire. We guess that a large clay oven opened in V square in IV excavation site is an
oven intended for this purpose.
Bolts, hinges and locks applied in gates being a guide let us say that Agsu
residents used widely wooden gates. Bolts have various shapes and structure and
made of iron. Bolts and rings found from 4th square belonged to wooden door,
show existence of such a door in the area it found. Hooked side of the bolt is hung
over the door and another part with a hole was hit on the front part to pass lock.
The longish ring of the bar having a bay runs through the lock cord and the lock
passed through the hole of its bar in turn and closed. The doors not needing a lock
were simply closed by hook. Supposedly the hooks obtained from 6 a square were
used in shut of doors belonged to economy construction.
Another means for locking is midvar. It is also placed on two sides of the
door and rings worn on both sides to lock it. Display of great plenty of midvar
from the area proves that it was mostly applied as an construction material. Its
practical importance and usage setting was so many-field that it is still applied in
most mountonous villages till now. Ethnographic observations indicate that midvar
is still used in Demirchi, Galeybugurd, Dedegunash, Zarat villages of Shamakhi,
Lahij, and Basgal villages of Ismayilli, and Ulguj village of Agsu.
Midvar was prepared in two methods. In the first method its ends grounded
after combining by hot forging method and whetted. In the second method ends of
the midvar are not combined and after placed on window or door log, its ends on
the other part of the log ruffled, gained more durableness therewith, hinges
obtained from 3th square of III site can be example for that.
Rings obtained from 4a square arranged on the door bar (midvar) and used
for locking. These rings were applied at houses to hang children hammock. Thus,
midvar was hung on the girder of roof attic of the house; two large rings were hung
from each midvar to provide the hammock's safety. Hammock strings were tied to
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these rings. Diameter of the ring displayed from IV site is 5 sm and provided for
heavy weight loads.
Locks obtained from archaeological excavations oxidized and lost its
eternal shape. Therefore it is impossible to tell their belonging to local production.
On the basis of three locks found from 2c, 4c and 8th square of IV site people
locked doors expressing hope of return to the city.
One of most interesting findings was a decor sample used in art design of
gates. Taqqilbab and adornments were paid special attention in wooden niches.
The thing found from 5a square of IV site was applied in decoration of the walls.
Its edges are lentshekilli, and central part is oval. A hollow was opened in the
middle. While gathering these banglelike pieces at first sight onto one another di-
agonal, 6- star appears that is a decoration for the wall. 6-corner star description
was widely used in Eastern world. It is also called Suleyman stamp.
Internal order of dwelling houses of nation was real appearance of financial
position of family. Existence of jamakhatan (place for luggage) inward interior of
any house was one of important household elements. Jamakhatan (luggage sites)
created by applying special wall bays being two or three units in accordance with
the house's size located on the wall opposite the door. Mainly bedding, non-used
carpets-rug, outdoor clothes, even dowry of family girls were gathered into the
trunk and put into jamakhatan (luggage sites). They were due used to store food.
The front part of curtains of jamakhatan (luggage sites) made of silk or cotton
cloth, sometimes decorated with gold thread and embroideries depended on the
financial position of the family. According to ethnograph Fazail Valiyev existence
of curtains of jamakhatan (luggage sites) was considered urgent among the bride's
dowry in Shirvan region. Therefore load site of the bridegroom was measured long
ago wedding and appropriate curtains and head of curtain of colourful clothes
wrapped with triangular was replaced on its top. Ethnographic observations prove
that gold-thread tassels were arranged on such curtain head within wealthy
families. The tassels weaved by gold-thread strings and silken strings were added
to the curtain by silken lace.
Gold-thread strings were arranged by a tool called “hadda” made of gold,
silver, bronze and copper (arranging gold-thread strings is the same with the
method of obtaining fastener strings. Gold-thread strings are put through little eyes
of hadda). A silken string was arranged over it what is called gold thread. We
consider that a piece of gold thread displayed as a result of excavations is a curtain
tassel. God-thread string, silken string and product with incomplete crocheting of
copper displayed in IV site confirm information about dissemination of gold thread
in the region.
Another household element fulfilling the same function is niche. Niches
were differed from jamakhatan (luggage sites) for capacity. Size of jamakhatan
(luggage sites) included nearly 1-1,3 meter width, 1,45 meter height, depth on the
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