First AMS radiocarbon dates from the Kirakle-Tobe settlement

Evidence from the Great Migration Period in the Volga River Delta

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ID9243136
AutoresDamir Soloviev (LLC “Archeocenter), Sergey Kotenkov (Russian Academy of Sciences), Radik Makshaev (0000-0002-7284-0928, Lomonosov Moscow State University), Daria V Semikolennykh (0000-0002-1788-686X, University of the Witwatersrand), Stephan Woodborne (0000-0001-8573-8626, iThemba LABS)
Año2025
Volumen67
Número6
Páginas1278-1288
Fecha de publicación2025-12-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaRadiocarbon (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0033-8222 • E-ISSN: 1945-5755
EditorialCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/rdc.2025.10159
OpenAlexW4416905011
IdiomaEN
Referencias citadas8

In this article, we present the first results from radiocarbon dating of the Kirakle-Tobe settlement located in the central part of the Volga River Delta, southern Russia. Archaeological artifacts and 14 C measurements on charcoal indicate three stages of settlement development on the Kirakle-Tobe knoll. The oldest 14 C age corresponds to the Late Sarmatian period—early 4th century CE. The abundance of archaeological artifacts associated with the 6th–8th centuries CE indicates a long period of occupation. The youngest 14 C age presumably corresponds to the Khazarian period (9th century CE). These results suggest dynamic human activity in the central part of the Volga River Delta during the Great Migration Period. These initial results can be used to verify the impact of fluctuations in the Caspian Sea level on the Volga River Delta during the Great Migration Period

Absolute dating · Charcoal · Delta · Radiocarbon dating · River delta · River valley · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Marine and environmental studies

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