Mycological characteristics of the cultural layer of a medieval settlement on soddy calcareous soils

Иванова, А. Е.; Марфенина, О. Е.; Kislova, E. E.; Zazovskaya, E. P.

doi:10.1134/s1064229306010078

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“…The first approaches to describe the features of soil mycobiota in habitation deposits at mediaeval settlements was made in our research (Marfenina et al, 2001(Marfenina et al, , 2003(Marfenina et al, , 2008a(Marfenina et al, , 2008bIvanova et al, 2006). The data confirmed that the mycobiota of habitation deposits of medieval settlements may have properties different from those of zone fungal communities.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 74%

“…Accumulation of keratincontaining substrates in habitation deposits could be explained by the presence of domestic animals, as well as accumulation of wastes and garbage which was clearly demonstrated in Gornoe Echo (Ivanova et al, 2006;Marfenina et al, 2008b) and Dzhankent (Fig. 5).…”

Section: Presence Of Some Fungal Trophic Groupsmentioning

confidence: 96%

“…On each slide, 30e50 random fields were examined for estimating hyphal length and spore number. Arzhantseva et al, 2001, Arzhantseva, 2002, Bronnikova et al, 2003, Ivanova et al, 2006, Marfenina et al, 2008a Uighur Fortress Por-Bajin…”

Section: Fungal Biomass Evaluationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…These reasons underlie our beliefs in the usefulness and significance of mycological analysis for bioindication of human-induced changes in soils of ancient human settlements. Some indexes of fungal communities have been successfully used for investigating several medieval settlements (Marfenina et al, 2001;Ivanova et al, 2006;Marfenina et al, 2008b).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Soil fungal communities as bioindicators of ancient human impacts in medieval settlements in different geographic regions of Russia and southwestern Kazakhstan

Иванова

Марфенина

2015

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 74%

Section: Presence Of Some Fungal Trophic Groupsmentioning

confidence: 96%

Section: Fungal Biomass Evaluationmentioning

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Soil fungal communities as bioindicators of ancient human impacts in medieval settlements in different geographic regions of Russia and southwestern Kazakhstan

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Марфенина

2015

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“…The morphological, physical, and chemical properties of the studied soils (Table 1) have been described in papers published on the subject (Marfenina et al 2008;Ivanova et al 2006;Sedov et al 1999). …”

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The mycological properties of medieval culture layers as a form of soil ‘biological memory’ about urbanization

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Background, aim, and scope The mycological properties of soil can offer information about ancient human-landscape interaction, including urbanization. This preposition has been confirmed in our study of the habitation deposits in the medieval Russian settlements (eighth to fourteenth centuries A.D.). Materials and methodsThe mycobiota of profiles of anthropogenically transformed soil of excavated medieval settlements were examined in different climate conditions in the European part of Russia. The fungal biomass and biomass structure were evaluated using luminescent microscopy. The isolation and enumeration of microfungi were performed using the method of serial dilutions of soil samples and plating them out on the number of solid media. The isolation of keratinolytic microfungi was performed by hear-bite technique.

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Thermophilic microorganisms in arable land around medieval archaeological sites in Northern Caucasus, Russia: Novel evidence of past manuring practices

2017

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Thermophilic microorganisms in the soils of medieval cultivated fields located within the Kislovodsk Basin (Northern Caucasus, Russia) were selected as a means for the reconstruction of manuring practices. Thermophilic bacteria are specific groups of microorganisms that develop in manure during the composting process when temperatures reach 60-70°C. The abundance of this type of bacteria in soils depends greatly on the intensity of farming practices. In medieval cultivated soils (Alanic Culture, A.D. 500-800), high numbers of thermophilic bacteria were observed, indicating the long-term use of manure. In arable lands near Alanic settlements, the abundance of thermophilic bacteria decreased significantly with distance from the sites. The highest abundance of thermophilic bacteria was observed in the 500 m zone adjacent to the sites. Moreover, the highest concentration of thermophilic microorganisms was found in the soil within an Alanic corral. We suggest that dung accumulated in the paddock for a long time. Abundance of thermophilic microorganisms at archaeological sites could be used as a new indicator of the application of decomposed manure to ancient and medieval arable soils. K E Y W O R D Sancient manuring, anthropogenic soils, Northern Caucasus, thermophilic microorganisms Geoarchaeology. 2017;32:494-501.

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Mycological characteristics of the cultural layer of a medieval settlement on soddy calcareous soils

Cited by 13 publications

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Soil fungal communities as bioindicators of ancient human impacts in medieval settlements in different geographic regions of Russia and southwestern Kazakhstan

Soil fungal communities as bioindicators of ancient human impacts in medieval settlements in different geographic regions of Russia and southwestern Kazakhstan

The mycological properties of medieval culture layers as a form of soil ‘biological memory’ about urbanization

Thermophilic microorganisms in arable land around medieval archaeological sites in Northern Caucasus, Russia: Novel evidence of past manuring practices

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