Natural Conditions and Adaptation to them in the Medieval Population of Forest-Steppes

In: Stratum plus: archeologija i kulʹturnaja antropologija = Stratum plus : archaeology and cultural anthropology, Heft 5, S. 65-76

Abstract

The article presents the results of research on the reconstruction of natural and climatic conditions and human adaptation to them. In order to identify the stages of the evolution of the natural environment of the forest-steppe zone (Kursk region) in the Middle Ages, buried sub-kurgan soils and bone remains in the Gochevo burial mound were analyzed. Spore-pollen, anthropological and isotope analyzes were carried out on soil and bone samples. Bioclimatic fluctuations of the natural environment were established based on the reconstruction of paleolandscapes (soils, vegetation) and associated changes in socio-cultural factors (changes in paleo-diet, anthropological characteristics).