Scythian-sakian Settlement of Cherbi‑2 (the Upper Yenisei): New Results of Comprehensive Research
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: In 2020, a settlement site involved in an ancient irrigation system was discovered for the first time in the valley of the Tapsa River, a left tributary of the Bolshoy Yenisei (Biy-Khema). Landscape, floral, archaeological, paleobotanical, osteological studies, as well as radiocarbon dating were carried out in the designated area, which generally represents the first material on geoecological studies at ancient irrigation sites in the upper Yenisei. The age of the settlement, according to preliminary archaeological exploration, as well as the age of ancient irrigation, determined by radiocarbon dating of buried soils, correspond to the Scythian-Saka time (Prudnikova, 2023). Soil sections revealed the cultural layers of the settlement, saturated with bone material, fragments of charcoal and ceramics, and plant remains. From the cultural strata, 3 samples were selected for carpological analysis to possibly determine the features of paleogeography and economic activity. The analysis of the obtained material provides the first insight into the economic practices of the local population in the first millennium BC, the peculiarities of the natural environment and its changes.
Authors: Prudnika T., Saryglar R., Shaulo D., Central Siberian Botanical Garden SB RAS, Zyuganova I., Kasparov A.
Language: English
Subfield: Paleontology
Field: Earth and Planetary Sciences
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W7108440837