Paleosols and Paleoenvironment in the Northern Ergeni Upland in the Latest Neolithic and Bronze Ages (4-2 ka BC)

摘要

The results of paleosol studies in the dry steppe and desert-steppe zones within the northern part of the Ergeni Upland are discussed. The paleosols studied are buried under archaeological monuments (kurgans) dating back to the Latest Neolithic (5800 BP), Early Bronze (5000 BP), and Middle Bronze (4000 and 3700 BP) epochs, The main regularities of centennial dynamics of morphological and chemical soil properties in the studied region are analyzed. Microbial communities of buried and surface soils are characterzed. Peculiarities of soil evolution in the region as related to climate changes in the past epochs (4-2 ka BC) are revealed.