New results of radiocarbon dating and identification of plant and animal remains from the Oglakhty cemetery provide an insight into the life of the population of southern Siberia in the early 1st millennium CE

Tarasov, Pavel E.; Pankova, Svetlana; Long, Tengwen; Leipe, Christian; Калинина, К. Б.; Пантелеев, А. В.; Brandt, Luise Ørsted; Kyzlasov, I. L.; Wagner, Mayke

doi:10.1016/j.quaint.2021.12.004

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“…Thirty-three of 45 samples analysed with ZooMS were identified, which is within the expected success rate for archaeological leather [ 53 , 54 ]. Of these, 16 were identifications to a single species, 4 were probable identifications to a single species, 7 to family level, 1 to a probable family, and 5 were identified to one of two or more species ( Table 2 ).…”

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Human and animal skin identified by palaeoproteomics in Scythian leather objects from Ukraine

Brandt,

Mackie,

Daragan

et al. 2023

PLoS ONE

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Leather was one of the most important materials of nomadic Scythians, used for clothing, shoes, and quivers, amongst other objects. However, our knowledge regarding the specific animal species used in Scythian leather production remains limited. In this first systematic study, we used palaeoproteomics methods to analyse the species in 45 samples of leather and two fur objects recovered from 18 burials excavated at 14 different Scythian sites in southern Ukraine. Our results demonstrate that Scythians primarily used domesticated species such as sheep, goat, cattle, and horse for the production of leather, while the furs were made of wild animals such as fox, squirrel and feline species. The surprise discovery is the presence of two human skin samples, which for the first time provide direct evidence of the ancient Greek historian Herodotus’ claim that Scythians used the skin of their dead enemies to manufacture leather trophy items, such as quiver covers. We argue that leather manufacture is not incompatible with a nomadic lifestyle and that Scythians possessed sophisticated leather production technologies that ensured stable supply of this essential material.

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Human and animal skin identified by palaeoproteomics in Scythian leather objects from Ukraine

Brandt,

Mackie,

Daragan

et al. 2023

PLoS ONE

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“…The available radiocarbon ( 14 C) dates of Altai sites (Tishkin 2007:175-179;Konstantinov et al 2018: Table 1;Seregin et al 2020;etc. ), Tuva (Sadykov et al 2021: Table 1-2), and Khakassia (Zaitseva et al 2009;Pankova et al 2021;Tarasov et al 2022;etc. ) are rather fragmentary and only draw a picture for individual complexes.…”

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The First Combined Radiocarbon and Archaeological Dating of the Great Migration Period Materials in Northern Altai: The Necropolis of Karban-I

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The lack of systematic chronologies is a key problem for the archaeological sites of Altai and adjacent territories during the Great Migration Period. Here we present an attempt to establish the chronology of the Bulan-Koby culture objects of the Karban-I necropolis by correlation of accelerator mass spectrometry radiocarbon (AMS 14C) data from human remains with data from archaeological dating methods. This is the first application of such a combined targeted 14C and archaeological approach to the chronology of the Great Migration Period materials of northern Altai, and in particular the Bulan-Koby culture. Systematic analysis of the mutual occurrence of dated types of certain grave goods and 14C dating of a series of samples supports a predominant period of use for the site that spans the 2nd–3rd c. AD, which corresponds to the early Xianbei period. This study demonstrates strong agreement between the indicators obtained by archaeological and radiocarbon methods, suggesting chronological consistency of the necropolis which functioned at the beginning of the Great Migration Period. The very combination of the two techniques will allow more precise and detailed chronologies for other archaeological complexes of Altai and adjacent territories from the first centuries of the 1st mil. AD, which is the basis of historical reconstructions.

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Long-chain alkenones in the lake sediments of North-Minusinsk Valley (southern Siberia): implications for paleoclimate reconstructions

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Zykov

Marchenko

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Organic Geochemistry

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New results of radiocarbon dating and identification of plant and animal remains from the Oglakhty cemetery provide an insight into the life of the population of southern Siberia in the early 1st millennium CE

Cited by 6 publications

References 54 publications

Human and animal skin identified by palaeoproteomics in Scythian leather objects from Ukraine

Human and animal skin identified by palaeoproteomics in Scythian leather objects from Ukraine

The First Combined Radiocarbon and Archaeological Dating of the Great Migration Period Materials in Northern Altai: The Necropolis of Karban-I

Long-chain alkenones in the lake sediments of North-Minusinsk Valley (southern Siberia): implications for paleoclimate reconstructions

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