Elizabeth Chernykh

The article considers the dwellings of the 1st millennium BC in the eastern regions of European Russia. The dwellings under investigation belong to the Ananyino cultural and historical area (Early Iron Age). Taking into consideration the incomplete state of preservation of the ancient structures in the cultural layer of settlements located in the taiga and mixed conifer and broad-leaved forest zones, the author gives a detailed analysis of the structural elements identifi ed by archeologists, determines the shape and layout of the dwellings, and identifi es the main trends in housebuilding in the ancient near-Urals in the light of environmental, geographical and social factors.