Buch, Englisch, Band 23, 352 Seiten, GB, Format (B × H): 210 mm x 300 mm
Reihe: Frankfurter Archäologische Schriften | Frankfurt Archaeological Studies
Buch, Englisch, Band 23, 352 Seiten, GB, Format (B × H): 210 mm x 300 mm
Reihe: Frankfurter Archäologische Schriften | Frankfurt Archaeological Studies
ISBN: 978-3-7749-3841-0
Verlag: Habelt, R
During the past three decades, twenty-two settlements with closed circular, oval or rectangular fortifications have been discovered within a rather limited territory. These discoveries were made possible through the wide use of aerial photography and field surveys.
Since 2008 a German-Russian project has attained most comprehensive results in the study of Bronze Age societies in the Southern Urals as part of an inter-disciplinary collaboration. The fundamental issue to which the project relates is that of the interrelationship between society and the environment, whereby a culture is regarded as a specific form of human adaptation. At a more definitive level, the project proposes to conduct a microregional investigation of the sites located in the valley of the Karagaily-Ayat River, a tributary of the Tobol River.
Landscape, vegetation and climate are fundamental factors in the cultural development and economic use of space and environment. The interdisciplinary investigations are carried out at a microregional level and form the basis for gaining a better comprehension of settlements and cultural spheres. Eventually they can lead to large-scale observations and comparisons between natural areas and cultural spheres.
The book presents the results achieved thus far during the first phase of the project (2008-2011).