Application of soil and archaeological methods to estimate the anthropogenic load of the ancient settlement of staraya maina during the early middle ages (IV-XIII cent.)

Abstract

In this research the occupation layer of the ancient settlement of Staraya Maina is considered by means of paleoecological methods as an indicator of man impact of the early Middle Ages (V-XIII century) on the investigated territory.

Keywords

• complex analysis
• paleoecological methods
• edaphology
• occupation layer
• natural resources
• anthropogenic load