Динамика природной среды в голоцене по данным комплексного изучения торфяниковых памятников на Среднем Урале

Abstract

This article discusses the results of a comprehensive study with a use of the coupled methods of pollen, botanical and radiocarbon analysis of the sediments of archaeological sites, which are located in the peat bogs of lacustrine origin. The cultural layers of these archeological sites are located directly in the peat and sapropel and, as a rule, are plumes of the sites and settlements of ancient human on the shores and islands of the former lakes. Authors have studied sections of peat-sapropel sediments, containing cultural layers with artifacts of various epochs from the Mesolithic to the Iron Age. The deepest Holocene deposits including the late-glacial layers were investigated also from the boreholes drilled in the peat bogs. Based on the obtained data the authors reconstructed the dynamics of vegetation and climatic conditions during the Late Glacial and Holocene. It shows the relationship of the environmental changes with the development stages of the territory of ancient human. In particular, it revealed, that formation of the cultural layers in the peat bogs has occurred mainly in warm and arid climatic intervals, when the groundwater levels was lowered, which favored the expansion of human activities on the bogs areas.

Рассматривается динамика природной среды в голоцене по данным комплексного изучения торфяниковых памятников на Среднем Урале.