Paleolithic archeology and the paleogeographical study of loess-paleosol sequences in Eastern Europe |
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| Authors: | Elena I Kurenkova Yuri N Gribchenko Ludmila V Grekhova |
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| Institution: | (1) Institute of Geography, Russian Academy of Sciences, Staromonetny per. 29, 109017 Moscow, Russia |
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| Abstract: | The paper is concerned with problems of the study of Paleolithic sites in the loess regions of the Russian Plain. It is of great significance to correlate prehistorical settlement with Upper Pleistocene cycles of loess and soil formation — not solely in the reconstruction of paleoenvironments. From the cultural layers at various sites paleontological finds and objects were collected for radiocarbon dating. A complex analysis of archeological objects embedded in the loess-paleosol sequence helps us date Upper Pleistocene loess formation cycles. The data acquired from the investigation of the lithological properties of loess and their modification through time and their dependence on relief characteristics permitted a correlation between the various paleoenvironments and the dust accumulation cycles, which played a decisive role in the selection of the most habitable sites. |
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