Archaeology, Ethnology & Anthropology of Eurasia 43 (1) 2015

Annotation:  The Lower Paleolithic of Iran: Probing New Finds from Mar Gwergalan Cave (Holeylan, Central Zagros) The Mesolithic of the Forest-Steppe Don Area: Retrospective and Prospective Reviews Morphology and Decoration of Ceramics from Novoilyinka III—A Chalcolithic Settlement in Northern Kul Two New Finds of the Chalcolithic–Bronze Age from the Fars River in the Northwestern Caucasus Late Bronze Age Burial Complexes of the Pakhomovskaya Culture, Eastern Variant (Site of Grishkina Za Weaponry, Adornments, and Garment Accessories from the Krasnyi Stroitel Site in the Chuy Valley of K Pendant Cross from Fort Albazin: Problems of Attribution Kholyato-1 Ritual Complex on the Yamal Peninsula The Medieval Metal Face from Novosibirsk Region as an Item of the Transcultural Material Complex in Johann Georg Gmelin and Tomskaya Pisanitsa (to the Three Hundred and Fifth Anniversary of the Resear Vegetation Reconstruction in the Ufa II Fortifi ed Settlement and in Adjacent Landscapes According t Stable-Isotope Analysis as a Method of Taxonomical Identifi cation of Archaeozoological Material Siberian Folklore and the Na-Dené Origins “As the Measure and Beauty Suggest”: Traditional Principles of Geometry in Russian Orthodox Churches The Burial at Ak-Alakha-3 Mound 1, Gorny Altai: New Findings   

Vegetation Reconstruction in the Ufa II Fortifi ed Settlement and in Adjacent Landscapes According to the Palynological Analysis Data

R.G. Kurmanov and A.R. Ishbirdin.

This paper presents the results of an analysis of the palynological characteristics of four sections at the Ufa II fortifi ed settlement. Pollen and spores of 58 taxons that are predominantly grouped with the forest, meadow, and ruderal cenotic types have been identifi ed among 68 selected samples. Pollen spectra are characterized by the dominance of pollen of herbaceous plants. The vegetation change phases since the initial development of this area have been revealed. Periods of alternating peaks of the complexes of broad-leaved forests, marge-forest and ruderal communities related to fl uctuations in the intensity of human impact on the landscapes have been described.

Keywords: Palynology, factor analysis, correlation analysis, vegetation reconstruction, landscapes, area development stages, Ufa II fortifi ed settlement.