10.24411/1728-323X-2018-14088

Section

Physical geography and biogeography, soil geography and landscape geochemistry

Title

CHARCOAL ANALYSIS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RECONSTRUCTIONS: A CASE STUDY OF THE DATA OF THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES ALONG THE MIDDLE OKA RIVER OF THE 2ND HALF OF THE FIRST MILLENNIUM AD

Сontributors

N. S. Semenyak, junior researcher, graduate student, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.;

А. А. Golyeva, leading researcher, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Institute of geography Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia,

A. S. Syrovatko, director, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.,

A. A. Troshina, research associate., This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Municipal budgetary institution "Kolomna Archaeological Center", Kolomna

Abstract

The article provides the results of the environmental reconstructions for the archaeological sites along the Middle Oka River. These are the archaeological sites of Schurovo, Sokolova Pustyn' and Kremen'ye. The main method is a charcoal analysis. The results of the study show the vegetation that grows in this area. These are Quercus, Acer, Ulmus, Fraxinus, Tilia, Corylus and raniferous species. The humans used a specific wood for life and burial. The ancient landscapes in the Middle Oka River Region were reconstructed by the investigated data.

Keywords

the Middle Oka, determination of breed on coals, environmental reconstructions.

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