Soil forming processes of ancient man-made soils (cultural layers) by the example of sites in humid (Dunino) and arid (Ar-Dolong) regions of Russia: A first approach

摘要

The specificity of cultural layer transformation by soil forming processes was examined in humid (Moscow region) and arid (Kalmykia) zones of Russia. The objects studied in the two regions are the Dunino and Ar-Dolong settlements. The former is attributed to the Early Iron Age and the latter to the Bronze Age. Archaeological excavations in both places revealed numerous ancient artifacts occurring in situ which prove the sites having been inhabited in the past. Though located in different natural zones, the investigated objects have two features in common: sandy parent material and the leading role of the anthropogenic factor in the past.