Maria V Dobrovolskaya
Biographic Data
| ID | 3604377 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Maria V Dobrovolskaya |
| GIVEN NAMES | Maria V |
| FAMILY NAME | Dobrovolskaya |
| SIGNATURE | DOBROVOLSKAYA M V |
| AFFILIATIONS | Institute of Archaeology |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 19 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 19 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
A Proto-Maeotian Horseman Burial From Adygea
This paper reports on a proto-Maeotian burial complex of a horseman warrior discovered in 2023 in the foothills of Adygea (N 44.22787800, E 40.12983900). The burial assemblage included weaponry, notably an axe-scepter, a Colchian fibula, an equine skeleton, and a set of bronze horse bridles contemporary with the Novocherkassk treasure. Based on these findings, the authors date the burial to the late 8th century BC. Comprehensive analyses, includi…
Restoring the appearance of a barbarian woman from the Southwestern Crimea. Frontovoye 3 burial ground
In the Roman-era necropolis Frontovoye 3, uncovered in 2018 in the Southwestern Crimea, three burials were discovered in ground crypt 16. One of them (skeleton 1) belonged to a woman 30-39 years old. Due to the good preservation of the skull, it was chosen for craniofacial reconstruction of the buried woman. To reconstruct the appearance, the method of M.M. Gerasimov was used supplemented with new developments, namely the “Appearance Algorithm” p…
An Individual of the Volintsevo Period From Kurilovka
Despite the achievements of recent years of palaeogenomic research, the genetic features and diversity of the early Slavic population remain unexplored due to the cremation ritual common in the ancient Slavic tribes. Therefore, each find of an Early Slavic site is an important material. Such a unique Early Slavic object is an individual whose remains were found in a dwelling attributed to the Volintsevo culture from the Kurilovka 2 site in Kursk …
On Early Slavs' Vital Traditions
The article deals with a rare find of unburned human remains in the Slavic dwelling 13 in the Kurilovka 2 settlement (Sudzha district, Kursk region, Russia). Тhe construction belongs to the Sakhnovka-Volyntsevo stage of the site occupation (end of the 7th - 8th c.). Skull bones belonging to a 3-4 years old child were found in the near-bottom filling layer of the dwelling. Parts of the postcranial skeleton, like the lower jaw, are missing. The pre…
The Lifestyle of Children and Adults in the Barbarian Environ of Chersonesos (Based on Materials from Frontovoe 3 and Kil-Dere 1 Necropolises)
The necropolises Frontovoe 3 and Kil-Dere 1 from the environ of Chersonesos are interesting and important for the reconstruction of the cultural and historical situation on the borders of the Roman Empire. Data on the isotopic composition of bone collagen and tooth enamel provide new opportunities to discuss the nutrition, economy, and mobility of societies. The isotope composition of carbon and nitrogen informs about the average dietary intake o…
Caring for the sick in a medieval rural community
A Warrior and a Warhorse among the Aestians
Burials with horses are known among the Western Balts of the Roman period. It is believed that in this era, horses in the graves accompanied the dead soldiers and were of a symbolic character, they emphasized the high social status of the buried. The conclusions were made exclusively on the basis of archaeological material. These conclusions of archaeologists are quite legitimate, indeed, the presence of weapons in the graves, including “professi…
Artificially Deformed Skulls from the Frontovoe 3 Burial Ground
The paleoanthropological materials from fully studied 228 burials of Frontovoye-3 burial ground it is possible to characterize the deformed skulls frequency and their shape in burials dating back to late 1st - early 5th centuries AD. We esteem the tradition of baby's head artificial deformation as related to gender culture, which is passed on from one generation of women to the next. There were found only seven cases of deformities, which is less…
On the Study of Scythian Mobility Based on Paleoanthropological Materials
Introduction. The paper is about the study of the human skeletal remains isotopic composition from Middle Don burial mounds of the Scythian time to characterize the population mobility. Methods and materials. The materials from the monuments of Kolbino 1, Ternovoe 1, Gorki I, Devitsa V, Durovka are considered. Data on the isotopic composition of strontium enamel in teeth and bone tissue is used to estimate the mobility of the population. Informat…
The Shekshovo medieval burial ground
Isotope markers of ecosystems and nutrition of the medieval rural population in the forest zone of European Russia
Mitochondrial and Y-chromosome diversity of the prehistoric Koban culture of the North Caucasus
The People of Sunghir
The Body Sizes and Proportions of the Sunghir People
Considerations of the body proportions and estimates of body mass and stature of the Sunghir people provide a general baseline for the assessment of a variety of aspects of their paleobiology. They also furnish some indications by themselves. Some of these aspects have been mentioned with respect to sexual assessment of the adult remains (especially Sunghir 1 and 4; chapter 6), and methodological considerations have been addressed in part in cha…
Dietary Inferences for the Sunghir Humans
In addition to the functional, anatomical, and paleopathological reflections of the biology and behavior of the Sunghir humans, it has been possible to make indirect inferences regarding their average dietary profiles. These considerations derive from the mineral compositions of bone samples from Sunghir 1 to 4 (Kozlovskaya 2000d), carbon and nitrogen stable isotope data from the bone collagen of Sunghir 1 to 3 (Richards et al. 2001; Dobrovolskay…
The Sunghir Dental and Alveolar Remains
Sunghir 1, 2, and 3 retain most of their maxillary and mandibular teeth, although those of Sunghir 1 are heavily worn and those of Sunghir 2 and especially Sunghir 3 were developing at the times of their deaths. As a result, the two immature individuals provide extensive data on their dental crown discrete morphology and crown metrics, but there are limited data on the third molars of Sunghir 2 and on the premolars and second molars of Sunghir 3 …
The Paleobiology of the Sunghir People
The preceding chapters provide extensive information on the context, mortuary rituals, skeletal and dental morphology and morphometrics, dental wear, functional anatomy, paleopathology, and paleochemistry of the human remains from the northern Russian site of Sunghir. The three associated skeletons from Graves 1 and 2 provide the overwhelming volume of data and inferences on the Pleistocene people of Sunghir. Yet the other elements help to fill o…
The Mortuary Behavior at Sunghir
Considerations of the mortuary behavior at Sunghir concern principally the two elaborate graves, Graves 1 and 2. Although each exhibits patterns evident elsewhere in Mid Upper Paleolithic burials, the combinations of features and the richness of the two graves is truly exceptional. Yet there is additional evidence for mortuary behavior, principally associated with the Sunghir 5 cranium and for the burial above Grave 2 (here designated as Grave 2b…
Comparative Materials and Methods for the Sunghir Human Remains
This volume is concerned with the morphology and paleobiology of the human remains from Sunghir. As such, it is intended to contribute to our knowledge and understanding of the occupants of that locale in northern Russia during the Interpleniglacial [marine isotope stage (MIS) 3]. However, the Sunghir human remains take on meaning, and can be properly evaluated, only in the context of a broader sample of Late Pleistocene humans. The paleontologic…
Mitochondrial and Y-chromosome diversity of the prehistoric Koban culture of the North Caucasus
A Proto-Maeotian Horseman Burial From Adygea
This paper reports on a proto-Maeotian burial complex of a horseman warrior discovered in 2023 in the foothills of Adygea (N 44.22787800, E 40.12983900). The burial assemblage included weaponry, notably an axe-scepter, a Colchian fibula, an equine skeleton, and a set of bronze horse bridles contemporary with the Novocherkassk treasure. Based on these findings, the authors date the burial to the late 8th century BC. Comprehensive analyses, includi…
On Early Slavs' Vital Traditions
The article deals with a rare find of unburned human remains in the Slavic dwelling 13 in the Kurilovka 2 settlement (Sudzha district, Kursk region, Russia). Тhe construction belongs to the Sakhnovka-Volyntsevo stage of the site occupation (end of the 7th - 8th c.). Skull bones belonging to a 3-4 years old child were found in the near-bottom filling layer of the dwelling. Parts of the postcranial skeleton, like the lower jaw, are missing. The pre…
The Lifestyle of Children and Adults in the Barbarian Environ of Chersonesos (Based on Materials from Frontovoe 3 and Kil-Dere 1 Necropolises)
The necropolises Frontovoe 3 and Kil-Dere 1 from the environ of Chersonesos are interesting and important for the reconstruction of the cultural and historical situation on the borders of the Roman Empire. Data on the isotopic composition of bone collagen and tooth enamel provide new opportunities to discuss the nutrition, economy, and mobility of societies. The isotope composition of carbon and nitrogen informs about the average dietary intake o…
The People of Sunghir
The Body Sizes and Proportions of the Sunghir People
Considerations of the body proportions and estimates of body mass and stature of the Sunghir people provide a general baseline for the assessment of a variety of aspects of their paleobiology. They also furnish some indications by themselves. Some of these aspects have been mentioned with respect to sexual assessment of the adult remains (especially Sunghir 1 and 4; chapter 6), and methodological considerations have been addressed in part in cha…
Dietary Inferences for the Sunghir Humans
In addition to the functional, anatomical, and paleopathological reflections of the biology and behavior of the Sunghir humans, it has been possible to make indirect inferences regarding their average dietary profiles. These considerations derive from the mineral compositions of bone samples from Sunghir 1 to 4 (Kozlovskaya 2000d), carbon and nitrogen stable isotope data from the bone collagen of Sunghir 1 to 3 (Richards et al. 2001; Dobrovolskay…
The Sunghir Dental and Alveolar Remains
Sunghir 1, 2, and 3 retain most of their maxillary and mandibular teeth, although those of Sunghir 1 are heavily worn and those of Sunghir 2 and especially Sunghir 3 were developing at the times of their deaths. As a result, the two immature individuals provide extensive data on their dental crown discrete morphology and crown metrics, but there are limited data on the third molars of Sunghir 2 and on the premolars and second molars of Sunghir 3 …
The Paleobiology of the Sunghir People
The preceding chapters provide extensive information on the context, mortuary rituals, skeletal and dental morphology and morphometrics, dental wear, functional anatomy, paleopathology, and paleochemistry of the human remains from the northern Russian site of Sunghir. The three associated skeletons from Graves 1 and 2 provide the overwhelming volume of data and inferences on the Pleistocene people of Sunghir. Yet the other elements help to fill o…
The Mortuary Behavior at Sunghir
Considerations of the mortuary behavior at Sunghir concern principally the two elaborate graves, Graves 1 and 2. Although each exhibits patterns evident elsewhere in Mid Upper Paleolithic burials, the combinations of features and the richness of the two graves is truly exceptional. Yet there is additional evidence for mortuary behavior, principally associated with the Sunghir 5 cranium and for the burial above Grave 2 (here designated as Grave 2b…
Comparative Materials and Methods for the Sunghir Human Remains
This volume is concerned with the morphology and paleobiology of the human remains from Sunghir. As such, it is intended to contribute to our knowledge and understanding of the occupants of that locale in northern Russia during the Interpleniglacial [marine isotope stage (MIS) 3]. However, the Sunghir human remains take on meaning, and can be properly evaluated, only in the context of a broader sample of Late Pleistocene humans. The paleontologic…
On the Study of Scythian Mobility Based on Paleoanthropological Materials
Introduction. The paper is about the study of the human skeletal remains isotopic composition from Middle Don burial mounds of the Scythian time to characterize the population mobility. Methods and materials. The materials from the monuments of Kolbino 1, Ternovoe 1, Gorki I, Devitsa V, Durovka are considered. Data on the isotopic composition of strontium enamel in teeth and bone tissue is used to estimate the mobility of the population. Informat…
The Shekshovo medieval burial ground
Isotope markers of ecosystems and nutrition of the medieval rural population in the forest zone of European Russia
Mitochondrial and Y-chromosome diversity of the prehistoric Koban culture of the North Caucasus
A Warrior and a Warhorse among the Aestians
Burials with horses are known among the Western Balts of the Roman period. It is believed that in this era, horses in the graves accompanied the dead soldiers and were of a symbolic character, they emphasized the high social status of the buried. The conclusions were made exclusively on the basis of archaeological material. These conclusions of archaeologists are quite legitimate, indeed, the presence of weapons in the graves, including “professi…
Artificially Deformed Skulls from the Frontovoe 3 Burial Ground
The paleoanthropological materials from fully studied 228 burials of Frontovoye-3 burial ground it is possible to characterize the deformed skulls frequency and their shape in burials dating back to late 1st - early 5th centuries AD. We esteem the tradition of baby's head artificial deformation as related to gender culture, which is passed on from one generation of women to the next. There were found only seven cases of deformities, which is less…
Caring for the sick in a medieval rural community
An Individual of the Volintsevo Period From Kurilovka
Despite the achievements of recent years of palaeogenomic research, the genetic features and diversity of the early Slavic population remain unexplored due to the cremation ritual common in the ancient Slavic tribes. Therefore, each find of an Early Slavic site is an important material. Such a unique Early Slavic object is an individual whose remains were found in a dwelling attributed to the Volintsevo culture from the Kurilovka 2 site in Kursk …
On Early Slavs' Vital Traditions
The article deals with a rare find of unburned human remains in the Slavic dwelling 13 in the Kurilovka 2 settlement (Sudzha district, Kursk region, Russia). Тhe construction belongs to the Sakhnovka-Volyntsevo stage of the site occupation (end of the 7th - 8th c.). Skull bones belonging to a 3-4 years old child were found in the near-bottom filling layer of the dwelling. Parts of the postcranial skeleton, like the lower jaw, are missing. The pre…
The Lifestyle of Children and Adults in the Barbarian Environ of Chersonesos (Based on Materials from Frontovoe 3 and Kil-Dere 1 Necropolises)
The necropolises Frontovoe 3 and Kil-Dere 1 from the environ of Chersonesos are interesting and important for the reconstruction of the cultural and historical situation on the borders of the Roman Empire. Data on the isotopic composition of bone collagen and tooth enamel provide new opportunities to discuss the nutrition, economy, and mobility of societies. The isotope composition of carbon and nitrogen informs about the average dietary intake o…
Restoring the appearance of a barbarian woman from the Southwestern Crimea. Frontovoye 3 burial ground
In the Roman-era necropolis Frontovoye 3, uncovered in 2018 in the Southwestern Crimea, three burials were discovered in ground crypt 16. One of them (skeleton 1) belonged to a woman 30-39 years old. Due to the good preservation of the skull, it was chosen for craniofacial reconstruction of the buried woman. To reconstruct the appearance, the method of M.M. Gerasimov was used supplemented with new developments, namely the “Appearance Algorithm” p…
A Proto-Maeotian Horseman Burial From Adygea
This paper reports on a proto-Maeotian burial complex of a horseman warrior discovered in 2023 in the foothills of Adygea (N 44.22787800, E 40.12983900). The burial assemblage included weaponry, notably an axe-scepter, a Colchian fibula, an equine skeleton, and a set of bronze horse bridles contemporary with the Novocherkassk treasure. Based on these findings, the authors date the burial to the late 8th century BC. Comprehensive analyses, includi…
Geography (16 works) · Archaeology (13 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (10 works) · Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies (10 works) · Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies (9 works) · Biology (9 works) · History (8 works) · Population (7 works) · Art (6 works) · Demography (6 works)