Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences / Anatomical Analysis of Archaeological Wood Samples from Orthodox Necropolises (Novosibirsk Region)

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Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences. 2025 18 (11)
Authors
Filatova, Maya O.; Salnikova, Irina V.; Prokudina, Alina M.; Yumina, Anna V.; Turilov, Andrey D.
Contact information
Filatova, Maya O.: Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences Novosibirsk, Russian Federation; ; ORCID: 0000‑0001‑5828‑4809; Salnikova, Irina V.: Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences Novosibirsk, Russian Federation; ORCID: 0000‑0003‑3239‑9418; Prokudina, Alina M.: Novosibirsk State University Novosibirsk, Russian Federation; ORCID: 0009‑0009‑0602‑0583; Yumina, Anna V.: Novosibirsk State University Novosibirsk, Russian Federation; ORCID: 0009‑0004‑8240‑0522; Turilov, Andrey D.: Novosibirsk State University Novosibirsk, Russian Federation; ORCID: 0009‑0002‑8481‑9832
Keywords
anatomical analysis; archaeological wood; first settlers; Krivoshchekovo; Novosibirsk Region
Abstract

The article presents a comprehensive anatomical analysis of archaeological wood from burial structures in Orthodox necropolises of the 18th‑19th centuries located in the Novosibirsk Region: the village of Krivoshchekovo, the Umrevinsky Fort, and the Spassky Cathedral in the town of Kainsk. The aim is to identify the wood species used in the burial structures and to reveal the adaptation strategies of the first settlers to local resources. The results revealed a distinct regional specificity. In all the studied burials from the necropolises of Krivoshchekovo village and the Umrevinsky Fort, located in the Priobsky Bor forest area, the burial coffins were made of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.), indicating the use of local resources. In contrast, in the necropolis of the Spassky Cathedral (Irtysh River basin), alongside various coniferous species, a coffin made of silver birch (Betula pendula Roth) was discovered in one of the child burials. This diversity is associated with a shortage of construction wood in the forest‑steppe zone of the Irtysh region, which forced the population to use alternative species, resort to import, or reuse wood

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2271–2283
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https://elib.sfu-kras.ru/handle/2311/157903

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