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Research paper thumbnail of Wetlands-Associated Sites in the Russian Far East: A Review of Environment, Chronology, and Paleoeconomy

University of British Columbia Press eBooks, Oct 1, 2007

Research paper thumbnail of Humans and Nature in Siberia: From the Palaeolithic to the Middle Ages

Research paper thumbnail of Radiocarbon AMS dating of the thermophilous mollusc shells from Peter the Great Gulf coast, Russian Far East

Radiocarbon, 2006

We have studied the 14C age of thermophilous molluscs (i. e., species that were not found alive i... more We have studied the 14C age of thermophilous molluscs (i. e., species that were not found alive in the area since the 1930s, but occur now ca. 500 km southward) in Peter the Great Gulf, northwestern Sea of Japan. The 14C AMS dating of individual shells of three thermophiles, Andara subcrenata (Lischke), A. inaequivalvis (Bruguiere) and Meretrix lusoria (Roding), based on 1994 fieldwork around Vladivostok and the Posiet Bay. The shell samples were collected from both coastal outcrops and shell middens of the Early Neolithic Boisman culture. The Yoldia johanni individual shell collected alive in the Wrangel Inlet in 1932 (submitted for dating by K. A. Lutaenko 1994) gave the range 505 ± 30 BP (05-3024). This value is the reservoir correction for the area and should be applied to all the ages shown here.

Research paper thumbnail of Book Review: The Siberian Late Pleistocene Mammal Fossils in Numerical Perspective: Review of Christy G. Turner II, Nicolai D. Ovodov and Olga V. Pavlova. Animal Teeth and Human Tools: A Taphonomic Odyssey in Ice Age Siberia

Research paper thumbnail of Book Review: The Long and Winding Road: Review of L S Klejn. Soviet Archaeology: Trends, Schools, and History (translated by R Ireland and K Windle)

Research paper thumbnail of Megaliths of Europe: geology and archaeology (Bonaventura R., Mataloto R., Pereira A. (eds.). Megaliths and Geology. Oxford: Archaeopress, 2020. 186 p.)

Prehistoric Archaeology Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies, 2021

Research paper thumbnail of Reconstruction of Food Patterns of the Inhabitants of Sunghir (Based on the Stable Carbon and Nitrogen Isotope Ratios in Bone Collagen)

TRANSACTIONS OF THE INSTITUTE FOR THE HISTORY OF MATERIAL CULTURE Russian Academy of Science, 2021

Research paper thumbnail of Archaeological and Anthropological Analysis of New Materials from the Mayak Burial Ground in the Samara Region

Povolzhskaya Arkheologiya (The Volga River Region Archaeology), 2021

The article introduces new paleoanthropological materials from the Mayak burial ground near Sidel... more The article introduces new paleoanthropological materials from the Mayak burial ground near Sidelkino village in the Samara region into scientific discourse. The materials were obtained as a result of excavations in 1995 and only recently was it possible to date them. As a result of AMS analysis fulfilled by the authors, human remains from two burials were dated back to the Early Mesolithic. The analysis was carried out taking into account the influence of the “reservoir effect.Despite the rather poor preservation of individuals from the two described burials, the authors carried out an osteological analysis of an adult male from the second burial. He turned out to be quite tall, with elongated legs, shortened forearms, saber-shaped tibia and relatively massive bones of the lower limbs. In burial 3, the remains of an adult woman and a child of 7–10 years old were found. Comparing the osteological indicators of the man from the second burial with materials from the same burial ground...

Research paper thumbnail of The Paleolithic diet of Siberia and Eastern Europe: evidence based on stable isotopes (δ13C and δ15N) in hominin and animal bone collagen

Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences, 2021

We present an analysis and interpretation of current knowledge on Paleolithic diet in Siberia and... more We present an analysis and interpretation of current knowledge on Paleolithic diet in Siberia and Eastern Europe, based on C and N stable isotope ratios in bone collagen of the pre-Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) and LGM hominins: three Neanderthals; one possible Denisovan; a Neanderthal/Denisovan hybrid; and 13 early anatomically modern humans (AMH). We used animal stable isotope information for Siberia obtained previously to establish the baselines for hominins; this is supplemented by stable isotope values for large mammals from the central West Siberian Lowland which were the probable sources of protein for Paleolithic humans in this region (first of all, the oldest directly radiocarbon-dated Ust’-Ishim AMH in Asia). A comparison of results on Paleolithic hominin diet from Siberia and Eastern Europe with Central Europe was also undertaken. The Neanderthal diet in Siberia was based on the consumption of terrestrial animal protein. As for the Neanderthal/Denisovan hybrid from Denisova Cave (Altai Mountains, southern Siberia), the contribution of aquatic food like freshwater fish can be preliminarily suggested. Overall, Paleolithic AMHs in Siberia and Eastern Europe procured mainly terrestrial herbivores—in particular, reindeer, horse, and bison. It is possible that some of the oldest AMH individuals—like Kostenki 1—supplemented their diet with a certain amount of aquatic food (freshwater fish).

Research paper thumbnail of Modern Siberian dog ancestry was shaped by several thousand years of Eurasian-wide trade and human dispersal

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2021

Significance The Siberian Arctic has witnessed numerous societal changes since the first known ap... more Significance The Siberian Arctic has witnessed numerous societal changes since the first known appearance of dogs in the region ∼10,000 years ago. These changes include the introduction of ironworking ∼2,000 years ago and the emergence of reindeer pastoralism ∼800 years ago. The analysis of 49 ancient dog genomes reveals that the ancestry of Arctic Siberia dogs shifted over the last 2,000 years due to an influx of dogs from the Eurasian Steppe and Europe. Combined with genomic data from humans and archaeological evidence, our results suggest that though the ancestry of human populations in Arctic Siberia did not change over this period, people there participated in trade with distant communities that involved both dogs and material culture.

Research paper thumbnail of Inter-laboratory validation of the WDXRF, EDXRF, ICP–MS, NAA and PGAA analytical techniques and geochemical characterisation of obsidian sources in northeast Hokkaido Island, Japan

Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 2018

Abstract Obsidian provenance studies, based on geochemical signatures, are important for determin... more Abstract Obsidian provenance studies, based on geochemical signatures, are important for determining the source regions of obsidian artefacts. Such research depends on the availability of reproducible geochemical data. An inter-laboratory study was conducted to validate analytical methods applied to samples from four obsidian sources in northeast Hokkaido Island (Shirataki, Rubeshibe, and Oketo regions). The methods applied were Wavelength-Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence (WDXRF), Energy-Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence (EDXRF), Inductively Coupled Plasma–Mass Spectrometry (ICP–MS), Neutron Activation Analysis (NAA) and Prompt-Gamma Activation Analysis (PGAA). Eight laboratories in Japan, the Russian Federation, Republic Korea, Hungary, Canada, and the USA took part in the trials. Results indicate discrepancies between laboratories, but compositional data for 53 elements were successfully compiled, and reference compositions for 16 elements in each sample defined. Based on these data, a new chemical discrimination scheme is proposed for obsidian sources in the Shirataki, Rubeshibe, and Oketo regions. This scheme is applicable to the discrimination of obsidian sources using semi-quantitative EDXRF analysis, with this being important in non-destructive provenance studies of artefacts. This study fosters the further establishment of reference materials for obsidian sources in the Hokkaido region, and the sharing of such materials.

Research paper thumbnail of Human behavioral variability in prehistoric Eurasia

Quaternary International, 2017

Research paper thumbnail of The Lake Krasnoe obsidian source in Chukotka (Northeastern Siberia): geological and geochemical frameworks for provenance studies in Beringia

Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences, 2016

Research paper thumbnail of 14C Chronology of Stone Age Cultures in the Russian Far East

Radiocarbon, 1997

Ca. 150 unequivocal 14C dates from the prehistoric cultures in the Russian Far East can be used t... more Ca. 150 unequivocal 14C dates from the prehistoric cultures in the Russian Far East can be used to elucidate chrono-cultural boundaries in that region. Microblade technology started as early as ca. 20,000 bp, and continued to exist in the middle Amur River basin until ca. 10,500 bp, and in Primorye until ca. 7800 bp. The emergence of pottery-making in the lower Amur River basin goes back to ca. 13,300 bp. The transition from Upper Paleolithic to Neolithic took place during the time interval 13,300–7800 bp and pottery was widely spread in the Russian Far East by ca. 6700–8400 bp. The first evidence of shellfish collection is estimated to ca. 6400 bp at Peter the Great Gulf coast, Sea of Japan. The beginning of agriculture in Primorye, based on finding of both millet seeds (Setaria italica L.) and pollen of cultivated cereals (Cerealia), is 14C-dated to ca. 4200–3700 bp (ca. 1980–2900 cal BC). The Neolithic/Early Iron Age boundary was estimated at ca. 3100–3300 bp (1400–1600 cal BC) i...

Research paper thumbnail of Radiocarbon Dating of the Stone and Bronze Age Sites in Primorye (Russian Far East)

Radiocarbon, 1994

The first results of radiocarbon dating of the ancient sites in the Russian Far East were publish... more The first results of radiocarbon dating of the ancient sites in the Russian Far East were published early in the 1960s (Okladnikov 1964). We now have enough data to establish the main features in the 14C chronology of the Stone and Bronze Age cultures in Primorye, one of the archaeologically well-studied regions of the Russian Far East.

Research paper thumbnail of Chronology of Late Pleistocene Humans in Eurasia: Results and Perspectives

Radiocarbon, 2012

A compilation of direct age determinations for Late Pleistocene human fossils in eastern Europe a... more A compilation of direct age determinations for Late Pleistocene human fossils in eastern Europe and Asia is presented in this paper, and current problems with the dating of hominids in these regions are discussed. Only 25 human finds (4 Neanderthals and 21 modern humans) have been directly dated from Pleistocene eastern Europe and Asia. Indirect dating of human remains (using presumably associated organics) often is insecure, especially when information about the exact provenance of human fossils is lacking. Continuation of direct dating of Late Pleistocene humans in Eurasia, primarily with the help of the accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) 14C method, is therefore an urgent task.

Research paper thumbnail of Prehistoric Colonization of Northeastern Siberia and Migration to America: Radiocarbon Evidence

Radiocarbon, 1994

This review of radiocarbon dates from northeastern Siberian Paleolithic sites provides data that ... more This review of radiocarbon dates from northeastern Siberian Paleolithic sites provides data that can be applied to establishing a chronology of human settlement, and that can provide a rough estimate of the timing of the initial peopling of the New World.

Research paper thumbnail of Environmental Changes of the Aral Sea (Central Asia) in the Holocene: Major Trends

Radiocarbon, 2010

Changes of the Aral Sea level have been observed in 3 sediment boreholes, 2 outcrops, and associa... more Changes of the Aral Sea level have been observed in 3 sediment boreholes, 2 outcrops, and associated archaeological sites. The obtained results are supported by 25 radiocarbon dates. Major trends of lake-level changes have been reconstructed in some detail for the last 2000 yr, and additional data provide an outline of fluctuations throughout the Holocene. Several distinct changes are shown to precede the modern, human-induced regression of the Aral Sea. These include: 1) the latest maximum in the 16th–20th centuries AD (53 m asl); 2) a Medieval “Kerderi” minimum of the 12th–15th centuries AD (29 m asl); 3) the early Medieval maximum of the 4th–11th centuries AD (52 m asl); and 4) a near BC/AD low-stand, whose level is not well established. Since then, events are only inferred from sparse data. The studied cores contain several sandy layers representing the lowering of the lake level within the Holocene, including the buried shore-bar of ∼4500 cal BP (38 m asl), and shallow-water se...

Research paper thumbnail of 14C Chronology of Burial Grounds of the Andronovo Period (Middle Bronze Age) in Baraba Forest Steppe, Western Siberia

Radiocarbon, 2012

This paper focuses on the chronology of Middle Bronze Age complexes in the Baraba forest steppe (... more This paper focuses on the chronology of Middle Bronze Age complexes in the Baraba forest steppe (western Siberia). Three sites were radiocarbon dated, Stary Tartas 4, Sopka 2, and Tartas 1. The Late Krotovo culture was dated to the 18–19th centuries BC, the Andronovo complex (Fedorovo stage) to the 15–18th centuries BC, and the Mixed Andronovo complex dated to the 15–17th centuries BC. These values are some 300–500 yr older than previously thought, and the new results are consistent with14C dates of the Andronovo cultural complex in northern Eurasia. Based on these data, the 15th century BC is the upper chronological limit of the Andronovo period.

Research paper thumbnail of 14C Database and Geographic Information System for Western Siberia

Radiocarbon, 1997

We illustrate here the combined use of geographic information system (GIS) technology and a radio... more We illustrate here the combined use of geographic information system (GIS) technology and a radiocarbon database for analysis of the environmental components and ancient sites in Western Siberia during the period 10–45 ka bp. In total, 230 14C dates from 75 Late Pleistocene outcrops and Paleolithic sites were used to generate paleolandscape maps and to establish the features of the spatiotemporal distribution of Paleolithic sites.

Research paper thumbnail of Wetlands-Associated Sites in the Russian Far East: A Review of Environment, Chronology, and Paleoeconomy

University of British Columbia Press eBooks, Oct 1, 2007

Research paper thumbnail of Humans and Nature in Siberia: From the Palaeolithic to the Middle Ages

Research paper thumbnail of Radiocarbon AMS dating of the thermophilous mollusc shells from Peter the Great Gulf coast, Russian Far East

Radiocarbon, 2006

We have studied the 14C age of thermophilous molluscs (i. e., species that were not found alive i... more We have studied the 14C age of thermophilous molluscs (i. e., species that were not found alive in the area since the 1930s, but occur now ca. 500 km southward) in Peter the Great Gulf, northwestern Sea of Japan. The 14C AMS dating of individual shells of three thermophiles, Andara subcrenata (Lischke), A. inaequivalvis (Bruguiere) and Meretrix lusoria (Roding), based on 1994 fieldwork around Vladivostok and the Posiet Bay. The shell samples were collected from both coastal outcrops and shell middens of the Early Neolithic Boisman culture. The Yoldia johanni individual shell collected alive in the Wrangel Inlet in 1932 (submitted for dating by K. A. Lutaenko 1994) gave the range 505 ± 30 BP (05-3024). This value is the reservoir correction for the area and should be applied to all the ages shown here.

Research paper thumbnail of Book Review: The Siberian Late Pleistocene Mammal Fossils in Numerical Perspective: Review of Christy G. Turner II, Nicolai D. Ovodov and Olga V. Pavlova. Animal Teeth and Human Tools: A Taphonomic Odyssey in Ice Age Siberia

Research paper thumbnail of Book Review: The Long and Winding Road: Review of L S Klejn. Soviet Archaeology: Trends, Schools, and History (translated by R Ireland and K Windle)

Research paper thumbnail of Megaliths of Europe: geology and archaeology (Bonaventura R., Mataloto R., Pereira A. (eds.). Megaliths and Geology. Oxford: Archaeopress, 2020. 186 p.)

Prehistoric Archaeology Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies, 2021

Research paper thumbnail of Reconstruction of Food Patterns of the Inhabitants of Sunghir (Based on the Stable Carbon and Nitrogen Isotope Ratios in Bone Collagen)

TRANSACTIONS OF THE INSTITUTE FOR THE HISTORY OF MATERIAL CULTURE Russian Academy of Science, 2021

Research paper thumbnail of Archaeological and Anthropological Analysis of New Materials from the Mayak Burial Ground in the Samara Region

Povolzhskaya Arkheologiya (The Volga River Region Archaeology), 2021

The article introduces new paleoanthropological materials from the Mayak burial ground near Sidel... more The article introduces new paleoanthropological materials from the Mayak burial ground near Sidelkino village in the Samara region into scientific discourse. The materials were obtained as a result of excavations in 1995 and only recently was it possible to date them. As a result of AMS analysis fulfilled by the authors, human remains from two burials were dated back to the Early Mesolithic. The analysis was carried out taking into account the influence of the “reservoir effect.Despite the rather poor preservation of individuals from the two described burials, the authors carried out an osteological analysis of an adult male from the second burial. He turned out to be quite tall, with elongated legs, shortened forearms, saber-shaped tibia and relatively massive bones of the lower limbs. In burial 3, the remains of an adult woman and a child of 7–10 years old were found. Comparing the osteological indicators of the man from the second burial with materials from the same burial ground...

Research paper thumbnail of The Paleolithic diet of Siberia and Eastern Europe: evidence based on stable isotopes (δ13C and δ15N) in hominin and animal bone collagen

Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences, 2021

We present an analysis and interpretation of current knowledge on Paleolithic diet in Siberia and... more We present an analysis and interpretation of current knowledge on Paleolithic diet in Siberia and Eastern Europe, based on C and N stable isotope ratios in bone collagen of the pre-Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) and LGM hominins: three Neanderthals; one possible Denisovan; a Neanderthal/Denisovan hybrid; and 13 early anatomically modern humans (AMH). We used animal stable isotope information for Siberia obtained previously to establish the baselines for hominins; this is supplemented by stable isotope values for large mammals from the central West Siberian Lowland which were the probable sources of protein for Paleolithic humans in this region (first of all, the oldest directly radiocarbon-dated Ust’-Ishim AMH in Asia). A comparison of results on Paleolithic hominin diet from Siberia and Eastern Europe with Central Europe was also undertaken. The Neanderthal diet in Siberia was based on the consumption of terrestrial animal protein. As for the Neanderthal/Denisovan hybrid from Denisova Cave (Altai Mountains, southern Siberia), the contribution of aquatic food like freshwater fish can be preliminarily suggested. Overall, Paleolithic AMHs in Siberia and Eastern Europe procured mainly terrestrial herbivores—in particular, reindeer, horse, and bison. It is possible that some of the oldest AMH individuals—like Kostenki 1—supplemented their diet with a certain amount of aquatic food (freshwater fish).

Research paper thumbnail of Modern Siberian dog ancestry was shaped by several thousand years of Eurasian-wide trade and human dispersal

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2021

Significance The Siberian Arctic has witnessed numerous societal changes since the first known ap... more Significance The Siberian Arctic has witnessed numerous societal changes since the first known appearance of dogs in the region ∼10,000 years ago. These changes include the introduction of ironworking ∼2,000 years ago and the emergence of reindeer pastoralism ∼800 years ago. The analysis of 49 ancient dog genomes reveals that the ancestry of Arctic Siberia dogs shifted over the last 2,000 years due to an influx of dogs from the Eurasian Steppe and Europe. Combined with genomic data from humans and archaeological evidence, our results suggest that though the ancestry of human populations in Arctic Siberia did not change over this period, people there participated in trade with distant communities that involved both dogs and material culture.

Research paper thumbnail of Inter-laboratory validation of the WDXRF, EDXRF, ICP–MS, NAA and PGAA analytical techniques and geochemical characterisation of obsidian sources in northeast Hokkaido Island, Japan

Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 2018

Abstract Obsidian provenance studies, based on geochemical signatures, are important for determin... more Abstract Obsidian provenance studies, based on geochemical signatures, are important for determining the source regions of obsidian artefacts. Such research depends on the availability of reproducible geochemical data. An inter-laboratory study was conducted to validate analytical methods applied to samples from four obsidian sources in northeast Hokkaido Island (Shirataki, Rubeshibe, and Oketo regions). The methods applied were Wavelength-Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence (WDXRF), Energy-Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence (EDXRF), Inductively Coupled Plasma–Mass Spectrometry (ICP–MS), Neutron Activation Analysis (NAA) and Prompt-Gamma Activation Analysis (PGAA). Eight laboratories in Japan, the Russian Federation, Republic Korea, Hungary, Canada, and the USA took part in the trials. Results indicate discrepancies between laboratories, but compositional data for 53 elements were successfully compiled, and reference compositions for 16 elements in each sample defined. Based on these data, a new chemical discrimination scheme is proposed for obsidian sources in the Shirataki, Rubeshibe, and Oketo regions. This scheme is applicable to the discrimination of obsidian sources using semi-quantitative EDXRF analysis, with this being important in non-destructive provenance studies of artefacts. This study fosters the further establishment of reference materials for obsidian sources in the Hokkaido region, and the sharing of such materials.

Research paper thumbnail of Human behavioral variability in prehistoric Eurasia

Quaternary International, 2017

Research paper thumbnail of The Lake Krasnoe obsidian source in Chukotka (Northeastern Siberia): geological and geochemical frameworks for provenance studies in Beringia

Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences, 2016

Research paper thumbnail of 14C Chronology of Stone Age Cultures in the Russian Far East

Radiocarbon, 1997

Ca. 150 unequivocal 14C dates from the prehistoric cultures in the Russian Far East can be used t... more Ca. 150 unequivocal 14C dates from the prehistoric cultures in the Russian Far East can be used to elucidate chrono-cultural boundaries in that region. Microblade technology started as early as ca. 20,000 bp, and continued to exist in the middle Amur River basin until ca. 10,500 bp, and in Primorye until ca. 7800 bp. The emergence of pottery-making in the lower Amur River basin goes back to ca. 13,300 bp. The transition from Upper Paleolithic to Neolithic took place during the time interval 13,300–7800 bp and pottery was widely spread in the Russian Far East by ca. 6700–8400 bp. The first evidence of shellfish collection is estimated to ca. 6400 bp at Peter the Great Gulf coast, Sea of Japan. The beginning of agriculture in Primorye, based on finding of both millet seeds (Setaria italica L.) and pollen of cultivated cereals (Cerealia), is 14C-dated to ca. 4200–3700 bp (ca. 1980–2900 cal BC). The Neolithic/Early Iron Age boundary was estimated at ca. 3100–3300 bp (1400–1600 cal BC) i...

Research paper thumbnail of Radiocarbon Dating of the Stone and Bronze Age Sites in Primorye (Russian Far East)

Radiocarbon, 1994

The first results of radiocarbon dating of the ancient sites in the Russian Far East were publish... more The first results of radiocarbon dating of the ancient sites in the Russian Far East were published early in the 1960s (Okladnikov 1964). We now have enough data to establish the main features in the 14C chronology of the Stone and Bronze Age cultures in Primorye, one of the archaeologically well-studied regions of the Russian Far East.

Research paper thumbnail of Chronology of Late Pleistocene Humans in Eurasia: Results and Perspectives

Radiocarbon, 2012

A compilation of direct age determinations for Late Pleistocene human fossils in eastern Europe a... more A compilation of direct age determinations for Late Pleistocene human fossils in eastern Europe and Asia is presented in this paper, and current problems with the dating of hominids in these regions are discussed. Only 25 human finds (4 Neanderthals and 21 modern humans) have been directly dated from Pleistocene eastern Europe and Asia. Indirect dating of human remains (using presumably associated organics) often is insecure, especially when information about the exact provenance of human fossils is lacking. Continuation of direct dating of Late Pleistocene humans in Eurasia, primarily with the help of the accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) 14C method, is therefore an urgent task.

Research paper thumbnail of Prehistoric Colonization of Northeastern Siberia and Migration to America: Radiocarbon Evidence

Radiocarbon, 1994

This review of radiocarbon dates from northeastern Siberian Paleolithic sites provides data that ... more This review of radiocarbon dates from northeastern Siberian Paleolithic sites provides data that can be applied to establishing a chronology of human settlement, and that can provide a rough estimate of the timing of the initial peopling of the New World.

Research paper thumbnail of Environmental Changes of the Aral Sea (Central Asia) in the Holocene: Major Trends

Radiocarbon, 2010

Changes of the Aral Sea level have been observed in 3 sediment boreholes, 2 outcrops, and associa... more Changes of the Aral Sea level have been observed in 3 sediment boreholes, 2 outcrops, and associated archaeological sites. The obtained results are supported by 25 radiocarbon dates. Major trends of lake-level changes have been reconstructed in some detail for the last 2000 yr, and additional data provide an outline of fluctuations throughout the Holocene. Several distinct changes are shown to precede the modern, human-induced regression of the Aral Sea. These include: 1) the latest maximum in the 16th–20th centuries AD (53 m asl); 2) a Medieval “Kerderi” minimum of the 12th–15th centuries AD (29 m asl); 3) the early Medieval maximum of the 4th–11th centuries AD (52 m asl); and 4) a near BC/AD low-stand, whose level is not well established. Since then, events are only inferred from sparse data. The studied cores contain several sandy layers representing the lowering of the lake level within the Holocene, including the buried shore-bar of ∼4500 cal BP (38 m asl), and shallow-water se...

Research paper thumbnail of 14C Chronology of Burial Grounds of the Andronovo Period (Middle Bronze Age) in Baraba Forest Steppe, Western Siberia

Radiocarbon, 2012

This paper focuses on the chronology of Middle Bronze Age complexes in the Baraba forest steppe (... more This paper focuses on the chronology of Middle Bronze Age complexes in the Baraba forest steppe (western Siberia). Three sites were radiocarbon dated, Stary Tartas 4, Sopka 2, and Tartas 1. The Late Krotovo culture was dated to the 18–19th centuries BC, the Andronovo complex (Fedorovo stage) to the 15–18th centuries BC, and the Mixed Andronovo complex dated to the 15–17th centuries BC. These values are some 300–500 yr older than previously thought, and the new results are consistent with14C dates of the Andronovo cultural complex in northern Eurasia. Based on these data, the 15th century BC is the upper chronological limit of the Andronovo period.

Research paper thumbnail of 14C Database and Geographic Information System for Western Siberia

Radiocarbon, 1997

We illustrate here the combined use of geographic information system (GIS) technology and a radio... more We illustrate here the combined use of geographic information system (GIS) technology and a radiocarbon database for analysis of the environmental components and ancient sites in Western Siberia during the period 10–45 ka bp. In total, 230 14C dates from 75 Late Pleistocene outcrops and Paleolithic sites were used to generate paleolandscape maps and to establish the features of the spatiotemporal distribution of Paleolithic sites.