Abstract
As a special type of parent rock associated with human activities both in antiquity and nowadays, ash widely occurs in the settlements’ functional zones and their cultural layers. Soils developed on ash deposits of various genesis can be presented as soil chronosequences, which forms an information basis for determining the time at which settlements and their economic zones went out of use (“Archaeological ash deposits and soils formed on ash in the south of the East European Plain. Quaternary International” [1]). Studies of ash deposits and soils formed on ash were conducted in three regions of the East European Plain which differ in extent of forest cover. Geochemical associations of accumulated and dispersed elements in the upper horizon of soils of different age in relation to the original ash were determined. This makes it possible to calculate the time of biogeochemical transformation of ash in the course of pedogenesis, thus offering a new dating technique for archaeologists.
Highlights
Data accessibility Related research articlesSoil Science Pedoarchaeology, Geochemistry Table Image Figure XRF spectrometer (Spectroscan Max-GV, ‘SPECTRON’, Ltd)
Archaeological ash deposits and soils formed on ash in the south of the East European Plain
Objects of study include 14 archaeological sites located within three research regions in the south of the East European Plain (Fig. 1, Table 1)
Summary
Soil Science Pedoarchaeology, Geochemistry Table Image Figure XRF spectrometer (Spectroscan Max-GV, ‘SPECTRON’, Ltd). Ru. Raw The data derives from our study of 14 archaeological sites in the south of the East European Plain. The chemical composition of sampled ash deposits and soils formed on ash, as well as of plant samples (fossil and modern oak and grass plants), was analysed by 22 chemical elements, including 10 macroelements and 12 trace elements. AD (45°31 2.90"N; 32°42 56.90"E); former village of Saya, before 1944 (45°31 7.95"N; 32°49 14.48"E); Chernomorskoe/Settlement S11-022, Bronze Age and Early Iron Age (45°29 21.10"N; 32°43 17.49"E); ancient Greek farmhouse of Kunan, 2nd c. AD (44°51 30.90"N; 33°48 50.28"E); settlement of Mysovka (Mysovoe II), 4th c. Archaeological ash deposits and soils formed on ash in the south of the East European Plain.
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