Geoarchaeological investigations in the southwestern Transbaikal region, Russia ...
This dissertation focuses on the landscape context of the archaeological record in the Transbaikal along the Chikoi, Khilok, and Menza rivers. Of the 13 study sites, Studenoe 1 and 2, Ust -Menza 1, 2, 4, and 5, Kunalei, Melnichnoe 1 and 2, Chitkan, and Priiskovoe sites are associated with fluvial en...
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ftdatacite:10.7273/000005832 2024-02-04T10:01:08+01:00 Geoarchaeological investigations in the southwestern Transbaikal region, Russia ... Buvit, Ian 2008 application/pdf https://dx.doi.org/10.7273/000005832 https://rex.libraries.wsu.edu/esploro/outputs/doctoral/99901055036701842 en eng Washington State University Open Archaeological geology -- Russia Federation -- Transbaikalia ScholarlyArticle Text article-journal Doctoral thesis 2008 ftdatacite https://doi.org/10.7273/000005832 2024-01-05T00:12:17Z This dissertation focuses on the landscape context of the archaeological record in the Transbaikal along the Chikoi, Khilok, and Menza rivers. Of the 13 study sites, Studenoe 1 and 2, Ust -Menza 1, 2, 4, and 5, Kunalei, Melnichnoe 1 and 2, Chitkan, and Priiskovoe sites are associated with fluvial environments, while Tolbaga is associated with a colluvial environment. Cultural components range from approximately 30,000 years old at sites like Tolbaga, to about 1130 years old at sites such as Studenoe 1. Preservation and context are best at Studenoe 1 and 2, and Ust -Menza 1 and 2 where occupations post-date 19,000 years ago and low-energy flood deposits quickly buried cultural material. In contrast, sites such as Kunalei, Melnichnoe 1 and 2, and Priiskovoe, where initial occupations occurred prior to 19,000 years ago, are in much worse shape. At these sites, it appears that permafrost activity linked to the last ice age had major effects on their geological contexts. An exception to this, however, is Chitkan, ... Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis Ice permafrost DataCite Metadata Store (German National Library of Science and Technology) |
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This dissertation focuses on the landscape context of the archaeological record in the Transbaikal along the Chikoi, Khilok, and Menza rivers. Of the 13 study sites, Studenoe 1 and 2, Ust -Menza 1, 2, 4, and 5, Kunalei, Melnichnoe 1 and 2, Chitkan, and Priiskovoe sites are associated with fluvial environments, while Tolbaga is associated with a colluvial environment. Cultural components range from approximately 30,000 years old at sites like Tolbaga, to about 1130 years old at sites such as Studenoe 1. Preservation and context are best at Studenoe 1 and 2, and Ust -Menza 1 and 2 where occupations post-date 19,000 years ago and low-energy flood deposits quickly buried cultural material. In contrast, sites such as Kunalei, Melnichnoe 1 and 2, and Priiskovoe, where initial occupations occurred prior to 19,000 years ago, are in much worse shape. At these sites, it appears that permafrost activity linked to the last ice age had major effects on their geological contexts. An exception to this, however, is Chitkan, ... |
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