The Issue of the Stratigraphy of the Site Sabatinovka I and the Enviromental Settings of the Southern Bug Region in the Eneolithic — Late Bronze Age

Abstract

The site of Sabatynivka I in the middle part of the Sothern Bug region is known for its collection, a partial analysis of which made it possible to attribute the site to the stage B1 of Cucuteni-Trypillia and to the Sabatynivka culture of the Late Bronze Age. The results of excavations in the 1938—1939 and 1947—1948 have not been fully published. The scientific archive ofthe OAM NASU contains sources that make it possible to reconstruct the excavated trenches (data on the stratigraphy and planigraphy of the site). Over the past years, Odesa I. I. Mechikov National University team has made his didactic research on the site. New finds made it possible to obtain data on the chronology of the settlement; paleopedological analysis was also carried out at the two sections. The obtained results allow us to consider in more detail the climatic conditions and the environment of the population of the paleometallic epoch of the settlement.

The Soils of Early Farmers and Their Neighbors in the Southern Buh Catchment (Ukraine): Micromorphology and Archaeological Context

“…Shorter profiles of the late 5th mill BC soils made them similar to the "chernozems of southern type" developing under open grassland conditions. Thus, this observation probably reflects the existence of deforested patches in the landscape by 4350-4200 BC [23].…”

“…In the Trypillian settlement of Sabatynivka 1, the soil sections revealed a buried soil of chernozem type dating to the 5th mill. BC [23]. However, pedological research had been carried out in an opportunistic way, reflecting the ongoing archaeological projects.…”

“…[59]. Both latter sites yielded abundant evidence of the agriculture: remains of domestic animals and cultivated plants [14,23]. The site of Kamyane-Zavallia 1 consisted of the habitation zone surrounded by two ditches [19].…”

On the chronology of the Sabatynivka group of the Cucuteni-Trypillia cultural complex (Central Ukraine)

“…A detailed re-examination of a similar design for older collections is underway for the sites of Sabatynivka I and Berezivs'ka HES (Lobanova et al 2021). Animal bone samples were selected to re-date the site of Berezivs'ka HES too (Kiosak et al 2021).…”

“…An important point is that the Sabatynivka microregion is the easternmost enclave of the distribution of painted ware of the B1 phase. This work aims at establishing the chronology for the Sabatynivka group applying both 14 C dates Lobanova et al 2021) and typological analogies for the ceramic collections.…”