Paleosols, paleovegetation and Neolithic occupation of the Moskva River floodplain, Central Russia

Ershova, Ekaterina; Alexandrovskiy, A.L.; Krenke, Nikolay

doi:10.1016/j.quaint.2014.01.031

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“…Below, at the depth of 300 cm, the dark-grey humus horizon was recorded. The morphology of this horizon is similar to the morphology of Phaeozems that were earlier investigated somewhat upstream (Ershova et al 2014) and were described as a Soil 5. The morphological similarity allowed us to tentatively identify this soil as a Soil 5.…”

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“…The Neolithic occupational layer is bedded at the depth of 0.5 m above the current low-stand of the river, on the surface of the dark-grey humus horizon of the Soil 4 (Phaeozem). Soil 3b lies 50 cm higher and has an underdeveloped profile (Ershova et al 2014).…”

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“…Following these initial assumptions, a palynological study of the paleosols was carried out in the Moskva River floodplain (Ershova et al 2014, 2016a, 2016b). In several sections, both the amount and degree of preservation of palynomorphs were sufficient for the analysis, whereas the other sections did not contain pollen.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The sites near Zvenigorod (ZBS, RANIS-1, RANIS-2) yielded the most informative palynological data. The Soil 4 of the Atlantic period (a Phaeozem) contained pollen of both forest and grassland taxa (Ershova et al 2014). The Soil 3 of the Subboreal period (the Zvenigorod Biological Station (ZBS) site), a Luvisol, contained pollen of the forest vegetation (Ershova et al 2016a, 2016b).…”

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Floodplain Paleosols of Moskva River Basin: Chronology and Paleoenvironment

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Seven main periods of soil formation can be distinguished in the floodplain of the Moskva (Moscow) River, with the oldest paleosols dated to the Allerød age. We analyzed paleosols buried under alluvial deposits, colluvial sediments, and archaeological deposits within the catchment area of the Moskva River. Paleopedological reconstructions were correlated with the results of the pedoanthracological and palynological analyses. Series of radiocarbon (14C) dates were obtained on humic acids and dispersed macro-charcoal from paleosols and archaeological features. Wide time frames of the floodplain paleosol formation were determined at a 95% probability as 14,600–12,600 cal BP for Soil 7; 9500–7000 cal BP for Soils 6 and 5; 6700–5500 cal BP for Soil 4; 5000–4400 cal BP for Soil 3b; 4100–2700 cal BP for Soil 3a; and 2000–700 cal BP for Soil 2. The dates were compared with the age of archaeological sites from the same areas. The comparison revealed a close correspondence between the ages of the soil charcoal and the timing of archaeological occupations. That allowed us to conclude that the fire occurrence on a regional level was associated mainly with the human occupation. The fire record is especially pronounced in floodplain paleosols, due to both the role of rivers as human migration corridors, and the integral accumulation of combustion products from the entire catchment area in these paleosols.

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Floodplain Paleosols of Moskva River Basin: Chronology and Paleoenvironment

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“…Kvasov, 1975;Khotinsky, 1977Khotinsky, , 1984Aleshinskaya et al, 1992;Velichko et al, , 2002Velichko et al, , 2011Arslanov et al, 1999Arslanov et al, , 2001Sidorchuk et al, 2012). Local environment is mostly described for lakeside and riverside settlements in Yaroslavl, Moscow and Tver districts (Sidorov and Sorokin, 2000;Nikolaev et al, 2002;Sorokin, 2004Sorokin, , 2008Sorokin, , 2013Zhilin, 2005;Alexandrovskiy et al, 2009;Mazurkevich, 2009;Vandenberghe et al, 2010;Ershova et al, 2014;Lozovski et al, 2014). Series of palaeohydrological changes during the Holocene were identified based on data of archaeological sites in Upper Volga valley (Panin and Nefedov, 2010).…”

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confidence: 99%