Results of Palaeo-Soil Studies of Olbia in the Context of Early Urbanisation Processes in the North-Western Black Sea Region

A. S.  Kushnir; I. M. Sheiko; R. O. Kozlenko; Zh. M. Matviishyna

doi:10.15407/arheologia2024.04.005

A. S. Kushnir PhD, Research Fellow at the Department of Geomorphology and Paleogeography, the Institute of Geography, the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8995-1467
I. M. Sheiko PhD, Research Fellow at the Department of Classical Archaeology, the Institute of Archaeology, the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2005-3081
R. O. Kozlenko PhD, Director of the National Historical-Archaeological Reserve “Olbia”, the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5602-7796
Zh. M. Matviishyna DSc, Professor of the Department of Geomorphology and Paleogeography, the Institute of Geography, the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1412-7232

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15407/arheologia2024.04.005

Keywords: Olbia Pontica, palaeogeography, urbanisation, palaeo-soil studies.

Abstract

The article is focused on the results of geoarchaeological research of ancient Olbia. On the basis of field and laboratory (micromorphological and physicochemical analyses) studies of modern and buried ancient soil, the natural factor in the formation of the classical settlement of Olbia within the Dnipro-Buh estuary is analysed. A brief historical and archaeological note on the urbanisation processes in Olbia Pontica is added.

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