Ust'-Poluiskoe gorodishche-sviatilishche
Opyt mineralogo-geokhimicheskikh issledovanii chelovecheskikh kostnykh ostankov
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Serie IUbileinye lektsii uchenykh: Prilozhenie k Vestniku IG Komi NTS UrO RAN
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The results of the comprehensive mineralogical-geochemical studies carried out for the first time for bone detritus from human burials of the Bronze-Iron Age belonging to the highly valuable archaeological monuments are discussed. History of discovery and archaeological studies of Ust-Poluy settlement-sanctuary (Salekhard), as well as the microstructure of bone remains and nano-porosity of organic-mineral bone composite variations are examined in detail. Bone chemical and microelement composition, X-ray diffraction, infrared-spectro-scopic and crystal-chemical properties of bioapatite are studied. For the first time, the bone collagen from the archaeological objects is isolated and investigated, both its amino-acid composition and degree of the aminoacid racemization is determined. The data about the isotopic composition of carbonate carbon and oxygen in bioapatite, as well as carbon and nitrogen in collagen is obtained. Based on the results derived, the conclusion is drawn that bone detritus apparently had belonged to a «prapoluy» population of fishermen-hunters, some issues on the ecology of their habitat, diet, and the results of fossilization of bone remains are discussed.
