Geoarchaeology and Archaeological Mineralogy: Proceedings of 7th Geoarchaeological Conference, Miass, Russia, 19–23 October 2020

Preface
Acknowledgments
About This Book
Contents
Ancient Metallurgy: General Issues
Internal and External Impulses for the Development of Ancient Chinese Metallurgy
	1 Introduction
	2 Results and Discussion
		2.1 Cultural Specificity in Metal Consumption
		2.2 Western Periphery
		2.3 Metallurgy of the Yellow and Yangtze Rivers
	3 Conclusions
	References
Iron Sources and Technologies During the Early Iron Age in the Northern Pontic Region
	1 Introduction
	2 Materials and Methods
	3 Results and Discussion
	4 Conclusions
	References
Lead Isotope Analysis of the Bronze Age Metal in the Steppe Cis- and Trans-Urals
	1 Introduction
	2 Materials and Methods
	3 Results and Discussion
	4 Conclusions
	References
Ancient Metallurgy: Case Studies
Metalworking and Metallurgical Slags in Tokskoe Late Bronze Age Settlement
	1 Introduction
	2 Materials and Methods
	3 Results and Discussion
	4 Conclusions
	References
Arrowheads from Two Sarmatian Burials of the One Mound: Metal Composition and Shape Relation
	1 Introduction
	2 Methods and Materials
	3 Results and Discussion
	4 Results and Discussion
	5 Conclusions
	References
The Ancient Bronzes of Bashkiria: Findings on the Composition of Non-ferrous Metal Obtained at the Burial Grounds of the Bronze Age
	1 Introduction
	2 Materials and Methods
	3 Results and Discussion
	4 Conclusions
	References
The Mineral Composition of Ground Material from the Stone Pestles of the Gonur-Depe Administrative and Religious Center (South-Eastern Karakum)
	1 Introduction
	2 Materials and Methods
	3 Results and Discussion
	4 Conclusions
	References
Comparison of the Results of Studying the Composition of the Alloy of Coins of Chersonesus Minting of the Roman and Byzantine Times
	1 Introduction
	2 Methods and Materials
	3 Results and Discussion
	4 Conclusions
	References
“A Crucible with Solidified Substance” or an Ore Sample: Experience of the Complex Analysis of a Unique Find of the Chepetskaya Archaeological Culture
	1 Introduction
	2 Materials and Methods
		2.1 Historical Method: A Search for Similar Finds of Crucibles in Medieval Burial Grounds in the Cheptsa River Basin
		2.2 The Archaeometry Study of the Chemical and Phase Composition of the “Crucible”
	3 Results and Discussion
		3.1 Results of the Chemical Analysis of the Contents of the “Crucible”
		3.2 Results of the Phase Analysis of the Contents and Shell of the “Crucible”
	4 Conclusions
	References
Kazburun Archaeological Micro-district of the Late Bronze Age and Copper Ore Mines in the Southern Trans-Urals
	1 Introduction
	2 Methods and Materials
	3 Results and Discussion
	4 Conclusions
	References
Bioarchaeology and Residue Analysis
Diet and Mobility in the Pre-Urals Bronze Age, Russia (Preliminary Results of Stable Isotope Analysis)
	1 Introduction
	2 Methods and Materials
	3 Results and Discussion
	4 Conclusions
	References
Sampling Methodology for Assessing a Multi-proxy Bioavailable Strontium Isotope Baseline for the Orenburg Region (Russia): Fieldwork Results
	1 Introduction
	2 Materials and Methods
		2.1 Geological Setting
		2.2 Sampling Strategies
	3 Results and Discussion
	4 Conclusions
	References
The Provenance of the Bronze Age Wool Textiles from the Western Orenburg Region (Russia)
	1 Introduction
	2 Materials and Methods
		2.1 Geological Setting
		2.2 Archaeological Textile and Bioavailable Sr Local Baseline Samples
		2.3 Strontium Isotope Analysis
	3 Results and Discussion
	4 Conclusions
	References
Preliminary Results of the Analysis of REE Distribution and 87Sr/86Sr Ratios in Organic and Mineral Sources from Paleolithic Sites in the Orkhon Valley, Mongolia
	1 Introduction
	2 Materials and Methods
	3 Results and Discussion
	4 Conclusions
	References
Mining of Ores and Minerals in the Past
Starodubtseva Yama—A New Ancient Mine of the Southern Trans-Urals Steppes
	1 Introduction
	2 Materials and Methods
	3 Results and Discussion
	4 Conclusions
	References
The Paleosoils Properties of Vorovskaya Yama Copper Mine and the Late Bronze Age Climate on the Trans-Urals Plateau
	1 Introduction
	2 Materials
	3 Results and Discussion
	4 Conclusions
	References
New Objects of Geoarchaeology of the Baishevsky Archaeological District and the Adjacent Territory of the Bashkir Trans-Urals (The Southern Urals)
	1 Introduction
	2 Materials and Methods
	3 Results and Discussion
	4 Conclusions
	References
Assessment of Excavated Volume and Labor Investment at the Novotemirsky Copper  Ore Mining Site
	1 Introduction
	2 Materials and Methods
	3 Results and Discussion
	4 Conclusions
	References
Archaeological Pottery
Middle Eastern Glazed Ceramics of the 11th Century in Bilyar, the Capital of Volga Bulgaria
	1 Introduction
	2 Methods and Materials
	3 Results and Discussion
	4 Conclusions
	References
Chemical and Technological Characteristics of Glazed Vessels from the Pottery Workshop of the Tsarevskoye Medieval City
	1 Introduction
	2 Material and Methods
	3 Results and Discussion
	4 Conclusion
	References
Asbestos Ceramics from Archaeological Sites of Southern Fennoscandia (Karelia): Mineralogical and Geochemical Aspects
	1 Introduction
	2 Materials and Methods
	3 Results and Discussion
	4 Conclusions
	References
Lithic Tools and Materials
Diversity of Lithic Raw Material Types Used by the Population of the Mountain-Forest Trans-Urals (3rd–2nd Millennium BC)
	1 Introduction
	2 Materials and Methods
	3 Results and Discussion
	4 Conclusions
	References
On the Issue of Consumer Settlements of Flint Products from the Tripolye Settlement-Workshop of the Bodaki in Phase BII
	1 Introduction
	2 Materials and Methods
	3 Results and Discussion
	4 Conclusions
	References
The Role of Stone Raw Materials (Not Flint) in Industrial Complexes of the Upper Paleolithic Sites (Based on Materials from the Cosauti Site, Republic of Moldova)
	1 Introduction
	2 Materials and Methods
	3 Results and Discussion
	4 Conclusions
	References
The Use of Pebble Raw Materials in the Paleolithic and Mesolithic of the Urals
	1 Introduction
	2 Results and Discussion
	3 Conclusions
	References
Obsidian as the Main Raw Material for the Production of Tools in the Early Agricultural Societies of Azerbaijan
	1 Introduction
	2 Materials and Methods
	3 Results and Discussion
	4 Conclusions
	References
“Home, Sweet Home”: Stones from the Bronze Age Settlement Hearths (South Trans-Urals, Russia)
	1 Introduction
	2 Materials and Methods
	3 Results and Discussion
	4 Conclusions
	References
Site Analyses and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in Archaeology
The Remote Methods for Search and Study of Archaeological Objects in Bashkortostan
	1 Introduction
	2 Materials and Methods
	3 Results and Discussion
	4 Conclusions
	References
Complex Investigation (GIS, Photogrammetry, and Natural-Scientific Methods) of the Northwestern Colchis Historical and Cultural Landscape in the Late Antique and Medieval Times
	1 Introduction
	2 Materials and Methods
	3 Results and Discussion
	4 Conclusions
	References
The Use of Remote Sensing Methods for Studying of the Ancient Greek Land Division System of Tauric Chersonesos on the Mayachnyy Peninsula of the Crimea Peninsula
	1 Introduction
	2 Materials and Methods
	3 Results and Discussion
	4 Conclusions
	References
Geoarchaeological Studies on the Territory of Baikal Siberia: Approach and Methods
	1 Introduction
	2 Materials and Methods
	3 Results and Discussion
	4 Conclusions
	References
Reviews. Thoughts. Memoirs
Geoarchaeological Studies of Kurgans with Moustaches: Achievements and Prospects
	1 Introduction
	2 Materials and Methods
		2.1 Geological Research
		2.2 Radiocarbon Chronology
	3 Results and Discussion
		3.1 Geological Research
		3.2 Radiocarbon Chronology
	4 Conclusions
	References
Historical Experience and Ancient Metal Production in the South Trans-Urals
	1 Introduction
	References
The Problems with the Definition of Artifacts Material (Geologists’ Help for Archaeologists)
	1 Introduction
	2 Materials and Methods
	3 Results and Discussion
	4 Conclusions
	References
Search and Mining of Silver in the Urals
	1 Introduction
	2 Discussion
	3 Conclusions
	References
Problems and Perspectives of Stone Type Investigation: Attempts to Find Out an Origin of Medieval Sculptures of Eurasian Nomads
	1 Introduction
	2 Materials and Methods
	3 Results and Discussion
	4 Conclusions
	References
About the Life and Work of Archaeologist Prof. Gennady B. Zdanovich