Sample name: Mirnoe

Sample aka: Myrne

Reference: K. Kitagawa, M. Julien, O. Krotova, A. A. Bessudnov, M. V. Sablin, D. Kiosak, N. Leonova, B. Plohenko, and M. Patou-Mathis. 2018. Glacial and post-glacial adaptations of hunter-gatherers: Investigating the late Upper Paleolithic and Mesolithic subsistence strategies in the southern steppe of Eastern Europe. Quaternary International 465:192-209 [ER 3233]

Lithology: peat

Taphonomic context: human accumulation

Archaeology: buildings,hearths,stone tools,other artifacts

Habitat comments: "The site sequence was described as follows according to the profiles of the trenches opened in 1969–1976: 1) topsoil, composed of two horizons: a) turf, b) loamy layer with Chalcolithic finds); 2) dusty, peaty loam; 3) light brownish loam, with carbonate inclusions (‘‘buried soil’’?); 4) yellowish, sandy loam, containing the cultural layer, radiocarbon-dated to 7200 % 80 uncal BP (Le-1647) from bone; 5) heavy, dense, light brown loam with carbonate inclusions.
The Mesolithic layer was found between the Late Pleistocene loam deposit (5), and the ‘‘buried soil’’ that formed under mild, Atlantic climatic conditions (3)."

Life forms: carnivores,ungulates,other small mammals

Sampling methods: quarry

Sample size: 9800 specimens

Sampled by: Stanko

Years: 1969 - 1976

Sampling comments: "A representative sample of surface finds was collected in 1964, thanks to which the site was attributed to the Late Mesolithic, like those of Grebenyky and Gyrzheve. During the opening of the first test-trench, a rich cultural layer was discovered in situ at the depth of 0.9–1.1 m.66 From 1969 to 1976, Stanko carried out an extensive programme of excavations"

Sample number: 3562

Contributor: Aniko Toth

Enterer: Aniko Toth

Created: 2019-10-10 13:06:43

Modified: 2023-04-03 07:12:43