Contrasting variants of soil development at archaeological sites on floodplains in the forest-steppe of the Central Russian Upland

The soils of archaeological sites on river floodplains with contrasting history of the Holocene soil evolution in the south and north of the forest-steppe zone on the Central Russian Upland have been studied. The conditions for the meadow-chernozemic soil development on the high floodplain in the lower course of the Savala River (Voronezh oblast) were most favorable in the Early Holocene (10.3-9 ka BP); 9 ka BP, the soil humus profile was two times deeper than it is toda

Soils of archeological landscape Sorokino 1 (Orel oblast): reconstruction of natural changes and anthropogenic transformation of the environment

Soil-archeological studies were performed in the area of the ancient Russian settlement Sorokino 1 dating back to the 13th century AD and located in the upper reaches of the Orlik River (Khotynets district, Orel oblast) within the natural zone of deciduous forests. A comparative analysis of the soil features-indicators of the environment - allowed us to determine and characterize the main stages of the formation of soils and landscapes under the influence of climate changes and anthropogenic factor