Geoarchaeology and Archaeological Mineralogy―2021: Proceedings of 8th Geoarchaeological Conference, Miass, Russia, 20–23 September 2021 (Springer Proceedings in Earth and Environmental Sciences)

Contents
Archaeometry in Studies of Archaeological Objects and Sites
The Interdisciplinary Research of the Bulgar-Tatar Town of Juketaw
	1 Introduction
	2 Materials and Methods
	3 Results and Discussion
	4 Conclusions
	References
Preliminary Results of the Strontium Isotopes Analysis in the Framework of the Study of the Mobility of the Bronze Age Population in the Trans-Urals
	1 Introduction
	2 Materials and Methods
	3 Results and Discussion
		3.1 Statistical Analysis of Sample Values from Water and Plant Samples
		3.2 Mapping of Strontium Values
	4 Conclusions
	References
Features of Paleosol Formation as a Key Indicator of Anthropogenic Impacts on Examples of Bronze Age Cultural Layers of the Krasnosamarskoe Settlement
	1 Introduction
	2 Materials and Methods
	3 Results and Discussion
		3.1 The Krasnosamarskoe-4 Cemetery
		3.2 The Krasnosamarskoe Settlement
	4 Conclusions
	References
The Isotopic Signature of Ancient People from the Eneolithic and Bronze Age Interments in the Mountain-Forest Trans-Urals
	1 Introduction
	2 Materials and Methods
	3 Results and Discussion
	4 Conclusions
	References
Results of Geochemical Research at the Suursuonmäki Early Iron Age Burial Mound
	1 Introduction
	2 Materials and Methods
	3 Results and Discussion
	4 Conclusions
	References
The Use of Rocks and Minerals by Ancient Societies
Mineral Resources of the Jasper Belt of the Southern Urals and Geoarchaeological Objects
	1 Introduction
	2 Materials and Methods
	3 Results and Discussion
	4 Conclusions
	References
Stone Products of Prestigious Technologies on the Sites of the Stone and Bronze Age of the Urals
	1 Introduction
	2 Materials and Methods
	3 Results and Discussion
	4 Conclusions
	References
The Microstructure and Mineral Composition of Flint Artifacts at the Epipaleolithic of the Northern Caucasus: Preliminary ESM Results
	1 Introduction
	2 Materials and Methods
	3 Results and Discussion
	4 Conclusions
	References
Ludogorian Flint as an Indicator of Manufacturing Relations Between the Sites of Kodjadermen-Gumelniţa-Karanovo VI (Chalcolithic, Bulgaria)
	1 Introduction
	2 Materials and Methods
	3 Results and Discussion
	4 Conclusions
	References
Geochemical Data on the North-Western Caucasus Chert Sources and Origin of the Middle Palaeolithic Artifacts
	1 Introduction
	2 Materials and Methods
	3 Results and Discussion
	4 Conclusions
	References
Geochemical Characterization and Source Identification of Epipaleolithic Chert Artifacts from Psytuaje Rockshelter, North-Central Caucasus: Preliminary Results
	1 Introduction
	2 Materials and Methods
	3 Results and Discussion
	4 Conclusions
	References
Archaeometric Research of Building Materials of Medieval Stone Structures of the Bolgar Settlement
	1 Introduction
	2 Methods and Materials
	3 Results and Discussion
	4 Conclusions
	References
The Mineral Composition of Pigments from the Archaeological Sites of the Early Iron Age Nomads of the Southern Urals
	1 Introduction
	2 Materials and Methods
	3 Results and Discussion
		3.1 Stone Vessels with Traces of Paint
		3.2 Leather Belt With Pigment Residues from Burial Pit 1 Kurgan 5 of the Kichigino I Burial Ground
		3.3 Particular Colored Lump Pigments from Burial Complexes
	4 Conclusions
	References
The Iconographic Canon and Possibilities of the Polovcian Sculptor in Choosing the Stone Type, Style, and Sculpture Processing Technique
	1 Introduction
	2 Materials and Methods
	3 Results and Discussion
	4 Conclusions
	References
The Construction Material of the Basket from Gonur Depe Administrative and Religious Center (South-Eastern Karakum)
	1 Introduction
	2 Materials and Methods
	3 Results and Discussion
		3.1 Mineral Composition
	4 Conclusions
	References
Scientific Methods in the Study of Ancient Ceramics
Formation of Ceramic Traditions of the Late Bronze Age in the Trans-Urals
	1 Introduction
	2 Materials and Methods
	3 Results and Discussion
		3.1 Pottery Morphology
		3.2 Ceramic Production Technology
	4 Conclusions
	References
Application of the Method of A. A. Bobrinsky to Study the Brick Paste Composition from Eastern Abkhazian Medieval Temples and Fortresses
	1 Introduction
	2 Materials and Methods
	3 Results and Discussion
	4 Conclusions
	References
SEM Study of Decorative Elements of the Late 3rd Millennium BCE Mosaic from the Royal Tomb No. 3230 of Gonur Depe
	1 Introduction
	2 Materials and Methods
	3 Results and Discussion
	4 Conclusions
	References
Cizhou Ceramics of the Tsarevsky Medieval City in the Collection of the Archaeological Museum of the Kazan University
	1 Introduction
	2 Materials and Methods
	3 Results and Discussion
	4 Conclusions
	References
Mining of Ores, Archaeometallurgy and Metalworking
Characterization of the Bloomery Iron Slags and Ores from the Zotinsky Ancient Mine, Middle Trans-Urals, Russia
	1 Introduction
	2 Materials and Methods
	3 Results and Discussion
	4 Conclusions
	References
Experience Implementation of Geometric Morphometry in the Study of Volga-Urals Bronze Tools
	1 Introduction
	2 Materials and Methods
	3 Results and Discussion
	4 Conclusions
	References
Metallurgy and Metalworking in the Late Bronze Age Settlement Near the Gabdrafikovo Village (Orenburg Cis-Urals Territory, Russia)
	1 Introduction
	2 Materials and Methods
	3 Results and Discussion
	4 Conclusions
	References
Iron Metallurgy of Ancient Colchis: The Mineralogical and Geochemical Composition of Slags and Artifacts from the Dzhantukh Site
	1 Introduction
		1.1 Archaeological Features of the Dzhantukh Sites
	2 Materials and Methods
	3 Results and Discussion
	4 Conclusions
	References
The Study of the Early Iron Age Cauldron from the Peschany IV Burial Ground
	1 Introduction
	2 Materials and Methods
	3 Results and Discussion
	4 Conclusions
	References
Composition of Non-military Bronze Items from the Kichigino I Burial Ground
	1 Introduction
	2 Materials and Methods
	3 Results and Discussion
	4 Conclusions
	References
Metal Composition of Items of the Early Iron Age from the Collection of the Chesma History and Local History Museum
	1 Introduction
	2 Methods and Materials
	3 Results and Discussion
	4 Conclusions
	References
Microstructure and Composition of Obsidian in the Neolithic Collection of the Almalo 1 Locality in Dagestan as an Indication of the Source of Raw Materials and Directions of Cultural Ties
	1 Introduction
	2 Materials and Methods
	3 Results and Discussion
	4 Conclusions
	References
Site Analyses and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in Archaeology
The Structure and Layout of the Bronze Age Settlement of Selek (The Southern Urals, Russia)
	1 Introduction
	2 Materials and Methods
	3 Results and Discussion
	4 Conclusions
	References
Remote Sensing of the Konoplyanka 2 Settlement in the Southern Trans-Urals
	1 Introduction
	2 Materials and Methods
	3 Results and Discussion
	4 Conclusions
	References
In Memoriam
About the Life and Work of Geophysicist Vladislav V. Noskevich