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Archaeology, Ethnology & Anthropology of Eurasia

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1563-0110

IAET SB RAS

nsc-124

Research Article

THE METAL AGES AND MEDIEVAL PERIOD

ЭПОХА ПАЛЕОМЕТАЛЛА

ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS AS A METHOD OF TAXONOMIC IDENTIFICATION OF ARCHEOZOOLOGICAL MATERIALS

ИЗОТОПНЫЙ АНАЛИЗ КАК МЕТОД ТАКСОНОМИЧЕСКОЙ ИДЕНТИФИКАЦИИ АРХЕОЗООЛОГИЧЕСКОГО МАТЕРИАЛА

Горлова

Е. Н.

Gorlova

Ye. N.

кандидат биологических наук, научный сотрудник

gorlova.k@gmail.com

Крылович

О. А.

Krylovich

O. A.

кандидат биологических наук, научный сотрудник

okrylovich@gmail.com

Тиунов

А. В.

Tiunov

A. V.

доктор биологических наук, главный научный сотрудник

a_tiunov@mail.ru

Хасанов

Б. Ф.

Khasanov

B. F.

кандидат биологических наук, старший научный сотрудник

bulatfk@gmail.com

Васюков

Д. Д.

Vasyukov

D. D.

главный специалист подразделения

tipa2128506@gmail.com

Савинецкий

А. Б.

Savinetskiy

A. B.

доктор биологических наук, заведующий лабораторией исторической экологии, главный научный сотрудник

arkadybs@rambler.ru

Институт проблем экологии и эволюции им. А.Н. Северцова РАН Ленинский пр., 33, Москва, 119071, РоссияРоссияA.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution RAS Pr. Leninskiy, 33, Moscow, 119071, RussiaRussian Federation

2015

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2016

Горлова Е.Н., Крылович О.А., Тиунов А.В., Хасанов Б.Ф., Васюков Д.Д., Савинецкий А.Б.

Gorlova Y.N., Krylovich O.A., Tiunov A.V., Khasanov B.F., Vasyukov D.D., Savinetskiy A.B.

Данная работа распространяется под лицензией Creative Commons Attribution 4.0.

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https://journal.archaeology.nsc.ru/jour/article/view/124

The article discusses the opportunities of carbon (ratio 13C/12C) and nitrogen (ratio 15N/14N) isotopic signature usage for taxonomic diagnostics of animal bone remains from archaeological sites and other ancient deposits. This work presents the world literature review, reveals the features of isotopic analysis in the context of vertebrate animal ecology and the methodological hardships at work with fossil material. The particular cases also show the successful usage of isotopic analysis for specimen identiﬁ cation of archeozoological remains, especially bones of brown and polar bears, large marine mammals and a few specimens of anseriformes.

В статье обсуждаются возможности использования изотопного состава углерода (соотношение 13С/12С) и азота (соотношение15N/14N) для таксономической диагностики костных остатков животных из археологических памятников и других древних отложений. Представлен обзор мировой литературы, раскрываются особенности изотопного анализа с точки зрения изучения экологии позвоночных животных и методологические трудности работы с ископаемым материалом. Приводятся также конкретные примеры успешного применения изотопного анализа для видовой идентификации археозоологических остатков, в частности, костей бурого и белого медведей, крупных морских млекопитающих и нескольких видов гусеобразных.

стабильные изотопыкости животныхтаксономическая диагностикаархеозоологияUrsusHydrodamalis gigas

stable isotopesanimal bonestaxonomic diagnosticsarcheozoologyUrsusHydrodamalis gigas

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