Макроостатки городища Марай 1: методика и первые результаты

Abstract

The paper presents the first results of the macro remains from the fortified settlement Maray 1. Samples were collected from the bottom of the semi-dugouts filling, which people had left in the first stage of habitat between the Bronze and Early Iron Age and in the second stage of habitat in the Early Iron Age. The composition of 20 ground samples (1 sample=10 liters) were investigated by awater flotation. As a result, 517 seeds from 18 taxa were identified. It was revealed that there was no seeds of cereals or cultivated plants in these samples, from edible plants only berries seeds were found. We also did not find any typical steppe and forest plants, it means that the settlement was surrounded by meadow vegetation in the both phases of its functioning. Most of the seeds are represented by a group of weeds, but the share of Chenopodiaceae seeds in the Early Iron Age layer is substantially higher. This indicates a large level of human impacts on the territory around the settlement. The Analysis of fish bones saturation in the ground did not reveal any significant difference between the layers of the transition time from the Bronze to the Iron Age and in the Early Iron Age. Probably, even if people used to change the main type of economy they did not give up fishing because fishing conditions during the habitat of the settlement were favorable.

Представлены результаты изучения растительных макроостатков в культурных слоях городища Марай 1.