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Archaeology at the Crossroads between the Humanities and Natural Sciences. / Bochkarev, V. S.
In: Vestnik Sankt-Peterburgskogo Universiteta, Istoriya, Vol. 66, No. 2, 06.2021, p. 516-530.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Archaeology at the Crossroads between the Humanities and Natural Sciences
AU - Bochkarev, V. S.
N1 - Bochkarev V. S. Archaeology at the Crossroads between the Humanities and Natural Sciences. Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. History, 2021, vol. 66, issue 2, рp. 516–530. https://doi.org/10.21638/11701/spbu02.2021.212
PY - 2021/6
Y1 - 2021/6
N2 - In this study archaeological sites are defined as objects comprised of two major components. One of them is regarded as culturological, and the other one — as natural-historical. The first component is mainly represented by the artefacts, and thus it supplies cultural-historical information, examination and interpretation of which is one of the primary tasks of archaeology as a discipline of the humanities. The second component includes eco-facts, nature-facts and so-called cultural-natural objects. All оf them have natural origin or were shaped under a strong influence of the natural environment, which makes it reasonable to deem this second component the basis for natural-scientific repository of archaeology. It provides materials for geological, palaeobotanical, palaeozoological, chemical and other researches. It must be strongly emphasized that such knowledge without a cultural-historical context has no purpose or focus. This article demonstrates that the natural-historical component is an integral part of any archaeological site. It is inseparable from the culturological component. A vivid material embodiment of the link between the two is provided by the cultural layer. Essentially,
AB - In this study archaeological sites are defined as objects comprised of two major components. One of them is regarded as culturological, and the other one — as natural-historical. The first component is mainly represented by the artefacts, and thus it supplies cultural-historical information, examination and interpretation of which is one of the primary tasks of archaeology as a discipline of the humanities. The second component includes eco-facts, nature-facts and so-called cultural-natural objects. All оf them have natural origin or were shaped under a strong influence of the natural environment, which makes it reasonable to deem this second component the basis for natural-scientific repository of archaeology. It provides materials for geological, palaeobotanical, palaeozoological, chemical and other researches. It must be strongly emphasized that such knowledge without a cultural-historical context has no purpose or focus. This article demonstrates that the natural-historical component is an integral part of any archaeological site. It is inseparable from the culturological component. A vivid material embodiment of the link between the two is provided by the cultural layer. Essentially,
KW - essence of archaeological sites
KW - cultural-historical and natural-historical components of archaeological sites
KW - archaeology as a multi-disciplinary subject
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U2 - 10.21638/11701/SPBU02.2021.212
DO - 10.21638/11701/SPBU02.2021.212
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85114476054
VL - 66
SP - 516
EP - 530
JO - ВЕСТНИК САНКТ-ПЕТЕРБУРГСКОГО УНИВЕРСИТЕТА. ИСТОРИЯ
JF - ВЕСТНИК САНКТ-ПЕТЕРБУРГСКОГО УНИВЕРСИТЕТА. ИСТОРИЯ
SN - 1812-9323
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