Abstract:
One of the most difficult problems of the Kazakhstan Bronze Age archeology is the reconstruction of the ancient
society. The study of the clan as the basis of the social organization of the population is the important
part of this problem. In the article the problem is discussed as to the typology of the clan and community,
their essential features and evolution during all stages of the Bronze Age in the Kazakhstan region. Succession
in the development of these social institutions in the different archaeological cultures is observed. The
analysis of the key socially significant archaeological markers was made on the basis of settlements and funerary
complexes. The author of the article proves the thesis as to predominantly matriarchal system of the
social connections within clan and community of the Kazakhstan Bronze Age. Also the question is raised as
to the existence of the special social unit such as clans of professional metallurgists.
