Geoarchaeology and Archaeological Mineralogy: Proceedings of 6th Geoarchaeological Conference, Miass, Russia, 16–19 September 2019 (Springer Proceedings in Earth and Environmental Sciences)

This book presents general problems in geoarchaeology, and discusses geophysical solutions, X-ray fluorescence spectrometry applications, X-ray and isotope analyses and GIS technologies. It also examines practical reconstructions of technological processes used in ancient time, and investigates the use of minerals and rocks by ancient societies in the territories of modern Russia, Ukraine, Turkmenistan, and Tajikistan, as well as the characteristics of ores, metallurgical slags and data on the composition and impurities of archaeological metals. Intended for archaeologists, historians, museum workers and geologists studying noble metals and copper, the book is also a useful resource for students, graduate students, experts and anyone interested in the use of various minerals at different stages of humanity’s development. Front Matter ....Pages i-xv Front Matter ....Pages 1-1 Bronze Age Metallurgy in the Middle Urals: The Problem Statement (Olga N. Korochkova)....Pages 3-6 The Annual Metal Production at the Late Bronze Age Sites from the Southern Urals (Igor V. Chechushkov, Fedor N. Petrov)....Pages 7-19 Influence of Paleoclimatic Environment on Soil Magnetic Susceptibility (Liudmila N. Plekhanova)....Pages 20-26 Strontium Isotope Analysis of Modern Raw Wool Materials and Archaeological Textiles (Daria V. Kiseleva, Maria V. Chervyakovskaya, Natalia I. Shishlina, Evgeny S. Shagalov)....Pages 27-32 Influence of Copper Items Treatment Methods on XRF Results (Based on the Belt Stripping Clips from Kichigino I Burial Ground, Kurgan 5, Southern Trans-Urals) (Ivan A. Blinov, Alexander D. Tairov, Anatoly M. Yuminov)....Pages 33-37 Geophysical Researches at Belousovsky Copper Mine of the Bronze Age (Southern Urals) (Natalia V. Fedorova, Vladislav V. Noskevich)....Pages 38-44 Front Matter ....Pages 45-45 Unusual Neolithic Macro Plate Complex from Viyka I (Middle Trans-Urals) (Yury B. Serikov)....Pages 47-51 The Peculiarities of the Production Inventory of Gissar Neolithic Culture (Southern Tajikistan) (Takhmina M. Bostanova, Natalia N. Skakun, Dmitrii M. Shulga)....Pages 52-57 Hollow Bone Jade Drilling Experiments (Sergey V. Grekhov)....Pages 58-62 The Significance of Stone Processing in the Bronze Age (Based on Materials from Gonur Depe, Southern Turkmenistan) (Vera V. Terekhina, Natalia N. Skakun)....Pages 63-70 Aslaevo Copper Mine in the Southern Urals: The Mining Tools (Irina P. Alaeva, Zoya A. Valiakhmetova, Polina S. Ankusheva, Larisa Ya. Kabanova, Mikhail A. Rassomakhin)....Pages 71-80 Front Matter ....Pages 81-81 Technological Metallurgical Production on the Bronze Age of Eurasia and Their Linkages with Social Processes (Stanislav A. Grigoriev)....Pages 83-89 Mineral Composition of Ores and Primary Processing Products of the Ancient Mikhailovsky Mine (Central Orenburg Region) (Anatoly M. Yuminov, Ivan A. Blinov, Anastasia E. Guzairova)....Pages 90-95 The Functionality of the Bronze Age Hearths from the Southern Trans-Urals (Based on the Materials from Zvyagino-4 Settlement) (Irina P. Alaeva, Egor O. Vasyuchkov, Polina S. Ankusheva, Nikolay B. Vinogradov, Mikhail A. Rassomakhin)....Pages 96-103 New Data on the Metallurgy of the Bronze Age Based on Materials from Levoberezhnoe Settlement (Sintashta II) (Maksim N. Ankushev, Fedor N. Petrov, Ivan A. Blinov, Mikhail A. Rassomakhin)....Pages 104-116 Metallurgical Slags of Rodnikovoe Late Bronze Age Settlement (Maksim N. Ankushev, Ildar A. Faizullin, Ivan A. Blinov)....Pages 117-124 Front Matter ....Pages 125-125 Metal Artifacts in the Volga-Ural Yamna Culture Burial Rituals as an Indicator of the Social Significance of the Buried Person (Airat A. Faizullin)....Pages 127-132 MC ICP-MS Lead Isotope Analysis of Archaeological Metal Artifacts from the Bronze Age Sites of Eurasia (Daria V. Kiseleva, Natalia I. Shishlina, Maria V. Streletskaya, Natalia G. Soloshenko, Tatyana G. Okuneva, Evgeny S. Shagalov)....Pages 133-141 Sickles from the Sosnovaya Maza Hoard: A Study of the Elemental Composition and Production Technology (Anastasia Yu. Loboda, Natalia I. Shishlina, Elena Yu. Tereschenko, Vasily M. Retivov, Irina A. Kamenskikh)....Pages 142-146 The Metal of the First Dautovo (Itkul I) Settlement from South Ural National History Museum Collection (Alexander D. Tairov, Ivan A. Blinov)....Pages 147-152 Electronic Microscopy of Precious Threads from Bolgar Settlement and Isakovka I Burial Ground (Yulia V. Fedotova, Maksim N. Ankushev, Ivan A. Blinov, Svetlana V. Sharapova, Alexander Ya. Trufanov)....Pages 153-158 The Study of the Coins of the Golden Horde and Crimean Khanate from the Excavations of the Prince’s Palace and “Church of 1967” of Mangup Fortress (SW Crimea): Chemical Composition of the Coin Alloys (Anna V. Antipenko, Aleksander G. Gertsen, Valery E. Naumenko, Igor A. Nauhatsky, Elena M. Maksimova, Tatiana N. Smekalova)....Pages 159-168 Front Matter ....Pages 169-169 The Contribution of Professor Victor V. Zaykov to the Development of Geoarchaeology in Russia (Elizaveta V. Zaykova, Natalia N. Ankusheva)....Pages 171-177 Metal Production in the Life of Sintashta and Petrovka Communities (Clans): Reflections of the Field Archaeologist (Nikolay B. Vinogradov)....Pages 178-184 Correction to: Geoarchaeology and Archaeological Mineralogy (Anatoly Yuminov, Natalia Ankusheva, Maksim Ankushev, Elizaveta Zaykova, Dmitry Artemyev)....Pages C1-C1 Back Matter ....Pages 185-186