Complex Investigation (GIS, Photogrammetry, and Natural-Scientific Methods) of the Northwestern Colchis Historical and Cultural Landscape in the Late Antique and Medieval Times

Evolving Cultural and Historical Landscapes of Northwestern Colchis during the Medieval Period: Physical Environment and Urban Decline Causes

“…Indeed, the basis of nutrition was determined to be agricultural products, after an analysis of the isotopic indicators of nitrogen and carbon in the teeth of buried people. This analysis was carried out on bodies buried at the Markul temple and in the village of Vesyoloe, yielding similar outcomes [17] (Figure 8). Moreover, stamps of unified workshops were found.…”

“…Indeed, the basis of nutrition was determined to be agricultural products, after an analysis of the isotopic indicators of nitrogen and carbon in the teeth of buried people. This analysis was carried out on bodies buried at the Markul temple and in the village of Vesyoloe, yielding similar outcomes [17] (Figure 8). In terms of paleoclimatic studies, attention was drawn to the results of the analysis of the soil of the watershed surface between the Bzugu and Sochapa rivers close to the In terms of paleoclimatic studies, attention was drawn to the results of the analysis of the soil of the watershed surface between the Bzugu and Sochapa rivers close to the Experimental Gardens of the Institute of Floriculture and Subtropical Crops (Sochi).…”

“…Geo-information systems have been a traditional research tool for many years, not only in geographical but also in historical research around the world [8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16]. Our team has performed field research since 2001 [17] to find the sites of northwestern Colchis, and currently the database includes 1780 sites, including dolmens, temples, fortresses, settlements, individual sites, and burial grounds, without any architectural remains above the surface. Data on the location of the object, submitted as geographical coordinates, were recorded using GPS.…”