- Eurasian Exchange Networks
- Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies
- Ancient Near East History
- Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
- Yersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research
- Metallurgy and Cultural Artifacts
- Marine and environmental studies
- Forensic and Genetic Research
- Linguistics and language evolution
- Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies
- Animal Diversity and Health Studies
- Geological Studies and Exploration
- Archaeology and Historical Studies
- Engineering and Environmental Studies
- Genetic diversity and population structure
- Historical and Archaeological Studies
- Paleopathology and ancient diseases
- Law, logistics, and international trade
- Linguistics and Cultural Studies
Institute of History of Material Culture
2021-2025
Kemerovo State University
2015-2023
Institute of Archeology
2015
Ancient human movements through Asia DNA has allowed us to begin tracing the history of across globe. Narasimhan et al. identify a complex pattern migrations and admixture events in South Central by performing genetic analysis more than 500 people who lived over past 8000 years (see Perspective Schaefer Shapiro). They establish key phases population prehistory Eurasia, including spread farming peoples from Near East, with both westward eastward. The known as Yamnaya Bronze Age also moved...
Abstract The North Eurasian forest and forest-steppe zones have sustained millennia of sociocultural connections among northern peoples. We present genome-wide ancient DNA data for 181 individuals from this region spanning the Mesolithic, Neolithic Bronze Age. find that Early to Mid-Holocene hunter-gatherer populations across southern forest-steppes Northern Eurasia can be characterized by a continuous gradient ancestry remained stable millennia, ranging fully West in Baltic East Asian...
The purpose of this study is a comprehensive analysis new find plaque depicting “bears in sacrifi-cial pose” from the Chumysh-Perekat necropolis. Such artifacts were widespread early Middle Ages taiga, forest and forest-steppe zone Eurasia vast territories Urals to Achinsk-Mariinsk forest-steppe. necropolis located Upper Ob region, north-east Altai Krai, on right bank River Chumysh. Seventeen medieval burials Odintsovo Culture have been studied there. was found women's grave No. 30. goods...
The article summarizes the data on planigraphy, chronology and funerary practice of “minor” necropolises Gonur Depe site (Southeastern Turkmenistan, 2300–1500 cal. BC). analyzed are located in several excavation areas North (8, 12, 16 18) satellite settlement Gonur-20. Apparently, places free from buildings were initially chosen for construction burial structures. Later, spaces previously occupied by other objects began to be used as places. Most had cases inlet burials that cut through...
Abstract The article presents the results of a zooarchaeological research two horse skeletons from atypical Turkic period burials found in necropolis Chumysh‐Perekat (Altai Kray, Russia). remains belong to 5 and 10–12‐year‐old male horses. Macromorphological analysis showed some dental (wear on P 2 , over growths M 1 irregular wear ) bone pathologies (fusion splint with metapodia, lumbar vertebrae). Their presence is associated riding. pattern dismemberment one horses tools used implement it...
Professor Yakov A. Sher (1931–2019), Doctor of History, was a world-famous specialist in prehistoric art. This research relied on the archives Institute for Material Culture State Hermitage Museum, and Kemerovo University to trace Sher’s career path. did his postgraduate at USSR Academy Sciences. Upon defending PhD thesis, he obtained position as Head Laboratory Archaeological Technology Archaeology, Leningrad. When not re-elected, had turn school pedagogy but give up research. With I. S....
The first information (numbers, forms, and the presence of several features) about large stone items typical for bactria-Margiana archaeological complex found in Margiana are given.Currently basic on totally 143 miniature "columns" their fragments, 52 "scepters" 18 disks stored both museums Turkmenistan Russia is collected.51 columns, 30 13 were graves, 46 (17 them at Togolok 21), 11 only 3 there rooms.The remaining (mostly fragments 29 "columns", 2 discs) lifting material.Different types...
Excavations at Gonur Oasis in the ancient delta of Murghab River revealed a unique polychrome painting Bactria-Margiana Archaeological Complex. Found an unusual grave 20, may offer new insights into technologies and interaction between Old World civilisations.
The main types of burial constructions at Gonur Depe site (2300-1500 BC) are represented by the following variants: shaft tombs, ordinary pit graves, chambers and cists. revision materials from Large Necropolis local necropolises allows depicting a more detailed typology redefine dataset. As result, it is possible to describe series rare graves with atypical constructions. Their appearance not development BMAC rituals in chronological aspect, which confirmed analysis grave goods available...
The paper analyses the materials from early Iron Age burials of Chumysh-Perekat. This burial site is located at border two landscape zones — Barnaul Ob region and Salair ridge. funeral practice artifacts these allow attributing them to advanced stage Kamenskaya culture dating 4th 3rd centuries B.C. absence traces undergrave constructions specific details rite (for example, birch bark used in inside burial’s construction) differing "classic" ones suggest that group people who had left this...
The paper is aimed at the analysis of Middle Bronze Age materials from Semiyarka IV burial ground in East Kazakhstan. In 2016–2018, two stone fences on site were investigated by a joint expedition Altai and Pavlodar State Universities. contained human burials, inhumed wooden structure composite cist box. purpose this work to determine regional features chronology funerary complex, as well details ethnocultural development local population Age. research methodology includes analyses...
This paper discusses the phitomorphic designs revealed at Gonur-Depe which is one of most well- known sites Ancient Margiana. On basis analysis objects shaped as plants or bearing plant representations, a conclusion drawn that are divided into three groups: those common to other cultures East, examples predominantly within borders Bactrian-Margiana archaeological culture and untypical Margiana found there only in single cases.