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14C Chronology of Archaeological Sites in European Russia and Changes in Environmental Processes: A Database Investigation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 July 2016

Ganna I. Zaitseva ,
Valentin A. Dergachev ,
Vladimir L. Timofeev  and
Anatoly A. Sementsov
Ganna I. Zaitseva
Affiliation:
The Institute of the History of Material Culture, Russian Academy of Sciences, Dvortsovaya nab. 18, St. Petersburg 191186, Russia
Valentin A. Dergachev
Affiliation:
A. F. Ioffe Physical-Technical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Politechnicheskaya ul. 26, St. Petersburg 194021, Russia
Vladimir L. Timofeev
Affiliation:
The Institute of the History of Material Culture, Russian Academy of Sciences, Dvortsovaya nab. 18, St. Petersburg 191186, Russia
Anatoly A. Sementsov
Affiliation:
The Institute of the History of Material Culture, Russian Academy of Sciences, Dvortsovaya nab. 18, St. Petersburg 191186, Russia
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Abstract

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A large number of 14C dates for archaeological sites in European Russia have been entered into a new database. The database includes >1500 dates for ca. 500 archaeological sites. Because European Russia is a very large area, the database includes subdivisions of territories and regions. We analyzed our 14C dates according to archaeological periods (Paleolithic through Medieval period) and made a comparison with environmental (climatic) parameters. Our database for archaeological sites and monuments offers new possibilities for correlation between the development of ancient cultures and natural-climatic processes.

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