bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Construction of a physical fitness evaluation index system and model for high-level freestyle skiing aerials athletes in China
Authors: Yao Youwei , Niu Xuesong
Published: December 2023

Objective

This study aims to enhance the competitive level of Chinese freestyle skiing aerials athletes by developing a specialized physical fitness evaluation index system and model tailored for high-level Chinese athletes. This system intends to provide theoretical references and training monitoring schemes in preparation for the 25th Milan Winter Olympics.

Methods

A study was conducted on 29 high-level Chinese freestyle skiing aerials athletes. Physical fitness test indexes were selected using a literature review, expert interviews, and questionnaire surveys, and athletes were tested. Athletes were ensured to be in optimal physical condition before testing. Based on the test results, the representative indexes of the evaluation system are finally determined by combining R-type clustering analysis, multiple linear regression analysis. Determine index weights through weight questionnaires and normalization, and develop evaluation standards through methods such as percentile counting and weighted scoring.

Results

Physical fitness evaluation system for Chinese freestyle skiing aerialists includes three aspects: evaluation index, index weight, and evaluation standard. The evaluation indexes include 3 first-level, 11 second-level, and 11 third-level indexes of body form, physiological function, and physical quality. In the evaluation weight, physical quality is ranked first, and physiological function and body form rank second and third, respectively. The evaluation standard consists of a scoring evaluation standard and a rating evaluation standard. Based on the index system, this study constructs the general and ideal physical fitness model of China’s high-level freestyle aerials athletes.

Conclusion

The constructed physical fitness evaluation system effectively represents physical fitness development status of high-level freestyle skiing aerials athletes, providing a basis for creating personalized training plans. The established model serves as a reference for athletes’ physical fitness development objectives.
Spatial variation and predictors of missing birth preparedness and complication readiness (BPCR) messages in Ethiopia
Authors: Habte Aklilu , Hailegebreal Samuel , Melis Tamirat , Haile Dereje
Published: December 2023

Background

The Birth Preparedness and Complication Readiness (BPCR) message is one of the prenatal care packages targeted at reducing maternal and neonatal mortality by avoiding unnecessary delays during labor and delivery. There is limited evidence in Ethiopia that has looked at the spatial variation of missing BPCR messages and potential predictors. Hence, this study aimed to identify spatial predictors missing BPCR messages at the national level.

Methods

The study was based on analysis of 2016 Ethiopia Demographic Health Survey data, using a weighted sample of 4771 women. Arc-GIS version 10.7 and SaTScan version 9.6 statistical software were used for the spatial analysis. To explore spatial variation and locate spatial clusters of missing BPCR messages, the Global Moran’s I statistic and Bernoulli-based spatial scan (SaTScan) analysis were carried out, respectively. Hotspot (Getis-OrdGi*) analysis was conducted to identify Hotspots and Cold spotsof missing BPCR messages. Finally, spatial regression were carried out via ordinary least squares and geographically weighted regression to identify predictors of hotspots for missing BPCR messages.

Results

The overall prevalence of missing BPCR messages in Ethiopia was found to be 44.0% (95%CI: 42.6, 45.4%), with significant spatial variation across regions (Moran’s I = 0.218, p-value<0.001) and seven most likely significant SaTScan clusters. The vast majority of Somali, central Afar, and Gambella regions were identified as statistically significant hotspots. Living in the poorest wealth quintile, having only one ANC visit, lack of access to listening to the radio, facing difficulty in accessing money, not having a mobile phone, and being not covered by health insurance were identified as significant spatial predictors of missing BPCR messages.

Conclusion

The level of missing BPCR messages during pregnancy was found to be high in Ethiopia, with significant local variation. As a result, policymakers at the national level and local planners should develop strategies and initiatives that enhance women’s economic capacities, health-seeking behavior, and media exposure. Furthermore, the regional authorities should focus on strategies that promote universal health coverage through enrolling citizens in health insurance schemes.
The revolutionary subject: Masao Adachi and Red Army/PFLP: Declaration of World War
Authors: Wilder Seth A.
Published: December 2023

This article’s title originates from a line spoken by a revolutionary towards the end of the film Red Army/PFLP: Declaration of World War. Like the film born of the collaboration of politically radical Japanese experimental filmmakers and revolutionaries, this examination concerns revolution itself as a film subject. More specifically, it interrogates this film as a revolutionary tool and the limitations thereof, as well as revolution and revolutionaries captured in the film and the revolutionary as embodied in the film’s maker Masao Adachi. What it produces might be termed ‘the revolutionary subject’.
Gardening for the change of society
Authors: Horváth Eszter
Published: December 2023

The ecological dislocation of modern era clearly presents the dependence on the living ecosystem of our society and questions the present profit-oriented, individualist economical system, which drastically exploits the natural environment. In the context of an accelerating global environmental crisis that disproportionately affects the world’s poorest, an environmentally sensitive approach to social work practice has never been more important (Boetto 2016). In this paper I am analyzing the connection between the ecological and social ideologies within the opportunity provided by community gardens. I am introducing the consequences of a socially sensitive regeneration project that occurred in one of the most disadvantageous parts of the 8th district of Budapest. One of the elements of this project was to turn the urban courtyards of this Quarter into “Green Courtyards”
Historical experience of environmental cooperation in the Carpatho-Danubian area
Authors: Voyloshnikova Daria
Published: December 2023

The area of the Carpathians and the Middle Danube today is a place of highly intensive environmental cooperation. Given the importance of the questions of governance path-dependence and critical reconsideration of past experiences, this article examines the historical antecedents of the present-day mechanisms in the region with the objective of putting together an area-wide outlook and evincing practical implications. The study is based on document review and desk research. The article presents synthetically the key developments in the cooperation history, offering a handy four-tiered periodization. It demonstrates that at each stage new aspects of the collaboration potential were worked upon. Finally, it argues that the much variegated joint undertakings over the past century have been significantly beneficial for the contemporary environmental governance resources.
ABOUT THE PROBLEM OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESERCH OF LAKE CHANY
Authors: A. AVTUSHKOVA , D. PLAKHUTA
Published: December 2023

The work is devoted to the analysis of the main problems of archaeological and paleoclimatological research of the Chany Lake system. The authors explicate the beginning of the scientific research of the region in the 19th - early 20th centuries (V.M. Florinsky, A.N. Molotilov, V.P. Levashova), summarize the results of modern research (O.G. Nevidimova, V.I. Molodin, V.I. Sobolev, Ya.V. Kuzmin, O.V. Sofeykov, S.V Kolontsov, V.A. Sumin, etc.), which along with traditional methods of archaeological research include GIS technologies and computer modeling. Now, the following problems require scientific resolution: the correlation of geological and archaeological data, more detailed cartography of archaeological objects, and, in fact, the still unresolved problem of a systematic areal search for archaeological sites on Lake Chany.
TOWARDS THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE TAGAR CULTURE IN THE KRASNOYARSK FOREST-STEPPE
Authors: D. VINOGRADOV
Published: December 2023

To date, researchers do not have a common opinion on the interpretation of the Tagar antiquities in the Krasnoyarsk area. This circumstance induced the publication of a brief description of the materials for this period. Based on the results of excavations of mounds and soil burials, their features are discussed, and a comparison is made with the Tesin burial grounds of the Minusinsk depression. In addition, the article discusses ideas of ancentization the culture in the region. As a result of the study, the similarity of the Krasnoyarsk and Tesin burial sites have been shown, which may complement and correct the understanding of the kurgan culture bearers in the Krasnoyarsk forest-steppe. Moreover, here we dispute a statement about distinctiveness of the Tagar culture in this locality.
THE VESELYI-I HILLFORT AND SOME ISSUES OF THE FORMATION OF THE SOUTHERN BORDER OF THE TAIGA CULTURES OF THE EARLY MIDDLE AGES IN THE MIDDLE IRTYSH REGION
Authors: Yu. GERASIMOV , M. KORUSENKO
Published: December 2023

The article deals with some issues of the development of the historical and cultural situation in the forest-steppe zone of the Middle Irtysh region in the middle - second half of the 1st millennium AD. The authors systematized archaeological data indicating the penetration of the population of archaeological cultures of the taiga into the forest-steppe zone of the Irtysh region. Based on the analysis of archaeological materials, it is shown that the waves of migrations, of which there were at least three over the course of six centuries, created the background that served as the basis for the formation of the ethno-cultural picture of the Middle Ages in the Ishim-Irtysh forest-steppe.
ALEXEY ALEXEEVICH TISHKIN IN "BRONZE"
Authors: S. GRUSHIN
Published: December 2023

The article is the first attempt to outline the main directions of A.A. Tishkin's activities and achievements in the study of archaeological sites of the Bronze Age of Altai and adjacent territories. The discovery and excavations of such bright complexes of the ЕЫшпо culture as Berezovaya Luka and Teleutsky Vzvoz-I, as well as sites of the Chemurchek circle in Eastern Kazakhstan and Western Mongolia played a special role in the formation of these problems. The scientist's contribution consists in conducting international and regional archaeological expeditions, in organizing world-class collective interdisciplinary research, reflected in highly rated publications, in monographic publication of the results obtained, in training highly qualified specialists.
HISTORY OF STUDY AND THE PRESENT STAGE RESEARCH INTO THE BRONZE - EARLY IRON AGE SITES OF TUVA
Authors: N. ZHOGOVA , V. BUSOVA , A. SEMENOV
Published: December 2023

The article considers the historiographical aspect of the study of settlements of the Bronze Age and Early Iron Ages of Tuva which can be divided into three stages. The initial stage (late 1920s - early 1960s) is associated with the works by S.A. Teploukhov and L.R. Kyzlasov who discovered the first dune sites in the basin of the Upper Yenisei river and Northern Tuva. At the second stage (mid-1950s - 1980s) excavations began at separate sites in the Todzha region on the shores of the lake Azas and the river Toora-Khem (S.I. Vainshtein, M.A. Devlet, S.V. Studzitskaya, Vl.A. Semenov). Vl.A. Semenov started excavations around and inside of the Sayan Canyon which will become a flooding part of the Sayan-Shushenskoye Reservoir. At the present, third stage (early 2000s till present) there is an increased interest in the study of ancient sites, targeted explorations and excavation of sites in various landscape and regions of the Republic of Tuva.
ALTAI MOUNTAIN STRUCTURES AND THE PAZYRYK CULTURE
Authors: L. MARSADOLOV , S. ZYABLITSKY
Published: December 2023

The worship to Sky, Earth and Mountains served in ancient times as the basis for the emergence of priesthood, shamanism, tengrianism, as well as for other cults and beliefs. The results of archaeological research of ancient sacred objects in Altai indicate that the origins of these beliefs go back to ancient times, can be traced back to the Early Bronze Age, but were especially pronounced in the Pazyryk culture. At the foot of three significant Altai mountains (Belukha, Sarlyk, Kurkurebazhi) there are large mounds in Tuekta, Bashadar, Berel and Pazyryk. Archaeological, geographical and ethnographic studies of ancient cult monuments at the foot and on the slopes of the Altai mountains are of great importance for the study of objects associated with sacred representations of the Sky and Mountains.
NATURAL SCIENCE METHODS IN THE RESEARCH INTO THE KICHIGINO-I BURIAL GROUND IN THE SOUTHERN TRANS-URALS
Authors: K. MARGARYAN , A. TAIROV
Published: December 2023

The paper concerns multidisciplinary research of the burial ground Kichigino-I. The necropolis is situated in the Uvelsky district of the Chelyabinsk Oblast. It functioned from the second half of the 7th century BC to the 3rd century AD. Radiocarbon, isotope, paleoanthropological, osteological, paleosoil and paleoclimatic, anthracological, radiocarbon analyzes of bone, organic, stone, metal remains were conducted. The results of the analyzes were the absolute chronology of the burials of the Kichigino-I burial ground, the paleoanthropological characteristics of the population that left the burial ground, and new data on the natural environment, economy and life support system of the early nomads of the Southern Trans-Urals.
THE SITE OF THE PALEOMETAL AGE AT THE MOUTH OF THE MASTAKH STREAM ON THE PELEDUY RIVER IN SOUTHWESTERN YAKUTIA
Authors: V. DYAKONOV
Published: December 2023

The article describes and interprets materials from the Mastakh Peleduysky site of the Paleometal era discovered on the Peleduy River in Southwestern Yakutia. Fragments of five ceramic vessels, stone flakes and lamellar chips, a burin on an arrowhead, metallurgical slag and osteological material were found here. The pottery from the site is all smooth-walled, the vessels are mostly profiled, with a slightly marked neck. Three vessels are decorated with appliqued rolls, two of which belong to the Ust'-Mil' culture, and one to the Early Iron Age. The decor on individual vessels is complemented by impressions of a multi-toothed stamp, rounded pits, and through holes. The discovery of metal slag shows the presence of its own metallurgical production at the site. Preliminary results of the study show that the Mastakh Peleduysky site contains remains of the Bronze and Iron Age cultures of Yakutia and can be dated within the middle of the 2nd millennium BC - I millennium AD.
NEW DISCOVERIES OF BRONZE AGE DAGGERS: AGAIN ON THE “NORTHERN” ROUTES OF INTERACTION BETWEEN ANCIENT CHINA AND STEPPE ZONE CULTURES
Authors: A. KOVALEV
Published: December 2023

Finds of bronze dagger with a guard in the form of a transverse bar with two balls at the ends, and a “spearshaped” blade in the elite grave of Houshi M32 (Shanxi Province) as well of copies of this type daggers in elite tomb Panlongcheng PYWM11 and in the ritual pit of Panlongcheng PWZ85H6, indicate direct contacts between the Chinese and the “northern peoples” in the middle Shang period (Upper Erligan, the 14th century BC) (Fig.-4-6). The tribes that used such daggers lived in the eastern part of Inner Mongolia and in Manchuria, as evidenced by analogies from Inner Mongolia, Heilongjiang province and Yakutia (Fig.-1-3). Due to these contacts, the word “dagger” (modern шУ “jian”), which belongs to the extinct language of the Altaic family, could have entered into the ancient Chinese language. At an earlier stage, the route of transmission of cultural innovations ran from Altai to the Central Plain through Mongolia. A dagger of the “Sopka-Karakol type” recently found in Inner Mongolia (Fig.-9) also marks this route.
ANDRONOVO (FEDOROVKA) CERAMICS OF THE CHEKANOVSKIY LOG-3 SETTLEMENT IN THE FOOTHILLS OF ALTAI
Authors: I. Savko
Published: December 2023

The article presents the results of the study of the ceramics obtained during the collections in 2006 and 2020 at the settlement of the Andronovo (Fedorovka) culture Chekanovsky Log-3 in the foothills of the Altai Mountains. Jar-shaped vessels have a rounded cut of the corolla, ornamentation in the form of various types of zigzags, indentations and incisions, and pots were decorated with triangles, less frequently meanders, with cannelures acting as a divider between zones. The tradition of adding chamotte to the molding masses is predominant, and the recipe with crushed shells belongs to the unusual ones. Comparison with materials of other one-time settlements of the region has shown that morphology, ornamentation, and technology of production of the studied ceramics, with some exceptions, are typical for Andronovo collections originating from the territory of steppe and forest-steppe Altai. The presence of individual vessels with pronounced differences in the technology of manufacture should be regarded as examples of import or contacts with the population from other territories.
TO THE QUESTION OF “WHITE METAL” OF THE ANDRONOVO POPULATION (BASED ON THE MATERIALS OF BURIAL PLACES)
Authors: S. SOTNIKOVA
Published: December 2023

In Altai, in the Chekanovsky Log-X burial place, adornments made of “white metal” (earrings and beads) were found in several burials. The closest analogues to beads are known at the steppe type sites of Middle Asia, where 300-1200 things were found in several burials. According to the results of spectral analysis, the Middle-Asian beads consisted of copper with a high content of tin or a complex alloy, the basis of which was tin, which gave the things a silvery color. The author suggests that such beads among the population of Middle Asia were a substitute for a more expensive and rare metal - silver, and not the beads themselves were valued, but the clothes skillfully embroidered with them. Finds of silvery beads and earrings in the Chekanovsky Log-X burial place confirm the author's earlier opinion that the appearance of Andronovo sites in Altai occurs under the influence of migration impulses of Andronovo population from the southern regions.
DIFFERENTIATING THE COMPLEX OF CLOTHING FROM CHILDREN'S AND YOUTH BURIAL COMPLEXES OF THE UPPER OB REGION IN THE EARLY IRON AGE
Authors: N. GOLOVCHENKO
Published: December 2023

The article is devoted to the characteristics of gender and age differentiation complex of clothing from children's and youth burial complexes of the population of the Upper Ob basin of the second half of the 1st millennium BC. The materials of burials for which sex and age definitions are published are analyzed. The gender and age distribution of jewelry is presented. In the course of the study, the author comes to the conclusion that the lack of a clear canon in the design of the funeral costume contributed to its individualization. It is assumed that the unity of the ensemble of the costume was determined by the tastes and preferences of a particular person, and in relation to the funeral rite and the preferences of the community performing the act of burial.
EVOLUTION OF THE ARMOR PLATES OF THE BULAN-KOBIN CULTURE
Authors: V. GORBUNOV
Published: December 2023

The materials about the protective plates found in the sites of the Bulan-Kobin culture of the 2nd century BC - the 1st half of the 5th century AD from the territory of the Altai Mountains are systematized. An overview of the published sources, including their quantitative and qualitative state, is given. A classification of lamellar armor plates has been developed. Their typological analysis is carried out which considers the issues of dating, origin and development of plate types. The signs of the design of armor plates characteristic of the local military tradition are highlighted. There is a change in the value of armor in the funeral practice of the population of the Bulan-Kobin culture from the symbolically protective in early complexes to the professional status in later monuments.
RESULTS OF THE STUDY OF KURGAN NO. 29 OF THE SCYTHIAN-SAKA PERIOD AT THE CHINETA-II BURIAL GROUND (ALTAI)
Authors: P. DASHKOVSKIY
Published: December 2023

The article presents the results of the study of kurgan No. 29 of the Chineta-II burial ground, located on the left bank of the Inya river (Krasnoshchekovsky district of the Altai Territory). A paired burial of men with an accompanying burial of horses was found in the kurgan. An analysis of the accompanying inventory was carried out, among which an iron combat dagger in a wooden sheath is of particular interest. On the basis of a comparative historical analysis of the artifacts and the funeral rite, kurgan No. 29 of the Chineta-II burial ground is tentatively dated to the second half of the 4th-3rd centuries BC. The presence of an iron dagger, which has certain analogies in the Kamenskaya and Bystryanskaya cultures, along with the peculiarities of the funeral rite (the elongated position of the deceased, etc.), may reflect the process of intercultural interaction of nomads in the mountainous, foothill and forest-steppe regions in the Scythian-Saka era
ICONIC SITES IN THE ABORIGINES' CULTURE OF THE DEVELOPED MIDDLE AGES IN THE KASMA RIVER VALLEY OF THE KUZNETSK BASIN
Authors: A. ILYUSHIN
Published: December 2023

The article examines the materials of archaeological excavations of iconic family sites on the complexes of archaeological sites Toropovo-7 and Toropovo-7A located in the valley of the middle reaches of the Kasma river in Kuznetsk Prisalairye. Descriptions of the objects and, in part, the results of their excavations are given. Archaeological objects that were found during the excavation of these unique objects and the architectonics of earthen structures are investigated. For individual finds of ceramic utensils, the results of comparative analysis are given, which makes it possible to date the objects under study during the developed Middle Ages and correlate them with the circle of antiquities of the Shandin archaeological culture. Mapping indicates that family cult sites are currently known on the territory of the Kuznetsk basin only in the valley of the middle reaches of the river Kasma. These circumstances allow us to hypothesize that these objects are ethnic markers for the population of this local territory in the developed Middle Ages.
ABOUT THE COPPER WTOK FOUND IN THE MONGOLIAN ALTAI
Authors: M. BOROLDOI
Published: December 2023

The article describes a copper wtok found in the Mongolian Altai, presents the results of determining its chemical composition and compares it with the dating of already known archaeological sites. It is believed that the artefact can be associated with the period from the Chemerchek culture (2700-1600 BC) to the Chandman culture (700-300 BC), and it is also likely that it was used by the population of the culture Khereksurs and “deer” stones (1300-700 BC). The chemical composition of the metal knife, analogues of which are found among the images on the “deer” stones, is close to the studied alloy of the rapper wtok, which is published in this article for the first time.
ABOUT CULTURAL ATTRIBUTION OF THE FILIPPOVKA BURIAL GROUND
Authors: N. SAVELEV
Published: December 2023

The study considers the history of cultural attribution of an elite necropolis near the village of Filippovka in the south of the Orenburg region. It is shown that to a large extent the definition of the cultural identity of this site depends on the views of the researchers themselves. In general, there can be an evolutionary and a discrete approach. The main characteristics of the funeral rite and the tangible culture of the Filippovka burial ground and the Prokhorovka culture are compared. Based on this analysis, it is concluded that the Filippovka burial ground does not belong to the initial stage of the Prokhorovka (Early Sarmatian) culture. However, it belongs to the final stage of the Sauromatian culture of the Southern Urals. The materials also indicate that the elite of Filippovka and other similar necropolis was not involved in forming the Prokhorovka culture. It is based on the traditions of the average and ordinary population of the previous time and nomads who had migrated from the south.
FEATURES OF THE LOCATION OF THE MONGOLIAN TIME BURIAL MOUNDS IN NORTHERN MONGOLIA
Authors: D. TSEND
Published: December 2023

In Northern Mongolia, 245 burials at 41 sites have been excavated in Khubsugul, Bulgan, Selenge, and Darkhan-Uul aimags since the beginning of the study of funerary sites of Mongolian time in the 1980s. Although much material has been obtained to provide sufficient information on the history of medieval Mongolia, little excavation has been carried out in this region as a whole. It is clear from the data on the number of mounds that some sites contain a lot of mounds at the same time. It is also noteworthy that, geographically, the burial complexes of the developed Middle Ages are located on slopes, at the foot and on saddles of mountains and on terraces. In addition, all burial mounds excavated in Northern Mongolia are located along the riverbank. Based on the materials of burials investigated on the territory of Northern Mongolia and dated to the Mongolian time, the article considers their location and notes some peculiarities.
DOMESTIC CRAFTS FROM THE ENEOLITHIC SARAZM MATERIALS
Authors: G. KARIMOVA , M. KODIROVA
Published: December 2023

The economic-productive activity of the Sarazm population in the Eneolithic period was mainly based on the agricultural way of life, accompanied by cattle breeding, fishing and hunting, which were of secondary importance. Livestock breeding allowed the involvement of various types of domestic crafts - leatherworking, wickerwork and weaving. The planigraphy of the finds of weaving and weaving tools reflects these activities in each dwelling complex. Stone tools associated with farming are defined - tillage, reaping, and grain processing. The types of domestic production also include: woodworking, pottery, metallurgy and metalworking. Woodworking is represented by household objects. Ceramic is represented by molded vessels of various shapes and purposes. Metalworking is represented by the items associated with the processing of ore, as well as with the manufacture and processing of metal products.
EARLY IRON AGE SETTLEMENTS ON THE LEFT BANK OF THE BARNAUL PRIOBIE: NATURAL, CULTURAL AND ECONOMIC PECULIARITIES
Authors: A. KUNGUROV , A. Tishkin
Published: December 2023

The article deals with the specifics of the location of Early Iron Age settlements at the north-eastern end of the Ob plateau. This area belongs to the left bank of the Ob River in the territory traditionally called the Barnaul Priobie. It is bounded to the south by the Alei estuary and to the north by the Kasmala confluence. This edge of the Priobskoe plateau is heavily indented by numerous ravines, some of which have watercourses (springs, streams, small and medium-sized rivers). At the end of the 20th and beginning of the 21st century, a significant number of settlements associated with the activities of cattle breeders of the Early Iron Age (40 sites along 94 kilometres) were recorded along this section. The area under consideration has not been fully surveyed. There are further prospects for the identification of settlements due to the listed natural and landscape features.
GROUP CARVINGS OF STYLIZED DEER IN THE ROCK ART OF MONGOLIAN ALTAI AND THEIR INTERPRETATION
Authors: A. VARENOV
Published: December 2023

The article is devoted to the interpretation of deer stone style petroglyphs from Mongolian Altai. The plan of the research is that deer stones and rock carvings of deer reflected the same ideas. Each deer stone of Mongolian-Trans-Baikal style symbolized the ancestor of the ancient tribe and at the same time the Universe of that tribe. Figures of deer covering the surface of the statue corresponded to social groups (clans) comprising the tribe. If the society that created deer stones had a dual-clan exogamic structure, the number of deer depicted (each of which symbolized a clan) on rock surfaces should be even and often divisible by four. The article gives examples and interpretations of rock carvings with four, six, ten and two deer to confirm our suppositions.
ON A SCIENTIFIC MISCONCEPTION. AN ANCIENT TURKIC SCULPTURE FROM BAKHTA
Authors: Yu. OZHEREDOV
Published: December 2023

The paper aims to clarify the place of discovery of an ancient Turkic sculpture presently in the collection of the Museum of Archaeology and Ethnography in Tomsk State University. The relevance of the research is due to the disinformation circulating in scientific literature with regard to the artifact's original location and the name of the person who delivered it to the museum. Several publications mention that G.N. Potanin transported it “from Xinjian, perhaps, from the Chinese part of Mongol Altai” and delivered it to Tomsk university. In fact, the sculpture was brought by the head of West Siberian educational district and the director of Museum of Archaeology V.M. Florinsky in 1886 from the Semirechye Oblast, present days Kazakhstan, where it was found near the Bakhta village.
MOBILE ART OF THE STONE AGE OF KAMCHATKA
Authors: I. PONKRATOVA
Published: December 2023

When studying objects of mobile art in the Stone Age of Kamchatka, it was assumed that the most ancient artifacts were personal ornamentation (~final Paleolithic, 13.3-12.5 thousand years ago, 12.0-10.1 thousand years ago). These are beads and pendants made of pyrophyllite, agalmatolite, amber, quartzite, slate Stone sculpture was made in the Neolithic (~7.8-4.5 thousand years ago - the beginning of the 2nd millennium AD), while throughout the entire period the ancient artist depicted figurines of fish. Various zoomorphic sculptures (whales, seals, bears, deer, dogs, foxes) appeared in the Middle Neolithic era (~4000-1500 years ago). This is probably due to the formation of a new fauna at that time. During the same period, anthropomorphic sculpture were made. The stone figures are made of local stone rocks (obsidian, flint, chalcedony, basalt) with flake stone technology and sharp retouching. The objects could be used in ritual activities, depict characters from Itel'men myths.
USE OF DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES IN THE DOCUMENTATION OF “DEER” STONES IN KYRGYZSTAN
Authors: A. TISHKIN , K. TABALDIEV , S. BONDARENKO
Published: December 2023

A small number of “deer” stones have been discovered in Kyrgyzstan so far. However, their study is important for the implementation of the Russian Science Foundation project. These ancient statues mark the western border of an archaic nomadic empire that existed in Inner Asia at the end of the Bronze Age and the beginning of the Early Iron Age. This article demonstrates the use of digital technology in documenting one of the “deer” stones now standing by the National History Museum of the Kyrgyz Republic. Other similar objects studied in the course of the surveys are indicated. Prospects for further identification of ancient sculptures are outlined. At the same time, it is important to establish their context with other archaeological sites on the basis of the existing experience of work.
THE EXPERIENCE IN CATALOGING OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOURCES (CATALOG OF RINGS OF THE 16TH-17TH CENTURIES. FROM TOKM FUNDS OF THE TOMSK MUSEUM OF LOCAL LORE)
Authors: A. BOBROVA , E. ANDREEVA
Published: December 2023

The publication is devoted to the methods and results of work on creating a catalog of rings of the 16th-17th centuries, located in the Tomsk Regional Museum of Local Lore. The rings were discovered as a result of archaeological work carried out in the 1940s-2010s at 11 sites (mostly burial grounds) in the Tomsk-Narym Priobye. They were left behind by various ethnic groups, mainly the southern Selkups and the Chulym Turks. The authors proposed a comprehensive and systematic approach to the study of the collection. Both the external characteristics of the objects and the “context” of their presence in the burial (gender, age of the buried, location of the decoration) were subjected to a comparative analysis. As a result, statistical data were obtained, which made it possible to make a number of observations about some common and special features of the existence of rings among different ethnic groups of the region in the late Middle Ages. It is also concluded that the study of rings as a specific archaeological source is promising.
ABOUT THE TREASURE OF BULGARIAN COINS OF THE 15TH CENTURY FROM THE FUNDS OF THE MUSEUM OF ARCHAEOLOGY OF THE REPUBLIC OF TATARSTAN
Authors: A. BUGARCHEV , E. SHAYKHUTDINOVA
Published: December 2023

The article of the Kazan authors is devoted to the publication of a previously unreleased treasure of silver coins. It is currently preserved in the Museum of Archaeology of the Republic of Tatarstan. The main part of the treasure consists of akche Bulgarian minting of the first third of the 15th century. Issuers of the 1412 - 1420s are represented: Chekre, Dervish, Muhammad and Geyas ad-Din. The main toponym is Bulgar, but there are also copies with a “threelegged” tamga instead of indicating the mint. Dirhams of the 13th - 14* centuries (3 copies ) and coins of the Girey dynasty of Crimea (14 copies) were also found here. Most Bulgarian coins weigh in the range of 0.56-0.66 g (60% of the total treasure). A built histogram using the metrology of 137 coins showed a maximum of storerooms at 0,62±0,02 g.
THE CONVICT PRISON OF THE SECOND OMSK FORTRESS: ARCHAEOLOGY AND HISTORY IN THE MUSEUMIFICATION OF THE CACULTURAL HERITAGE SITE
Authors: Yu. GERASIMOV , D. ZAGORODNIKOVA , M. ZDOR , M. KORUSENKO , D. PAVLOV
Published: December 2023

The article presents the main results of the historical and archaeological study of the convict prison of the Omsk fortress where F.M. Dostoevsky served his sentence. From the buildings there are remains of brick foundations, covered with later layers of the city. As a result of the field work in 2021-2022, the foundations of two buildings as well as traces of a wooden perimeter of the prison site were discovered. An analysis of historical documents made it possible to interpret the identified foundations as belonging to the residential barracks and dining room. Based on the data obtained, it is planned to develop a project for the museumification of the cultural heritage site. The article analyzes some variants of the proposed projects, and also the author's concept of creating a museum object is presented.
CERAMIC COMPLEX OF THE ALTAI VARIANT OF THE KULAISKAYA AND ODINTSOVSKAYA CULTURES FROM THE KORCHAZHKA-5 SETTLEMENT
Authors: A. Kazakov
Published: December 2023

Materials of the Altai variant of the Kulaiskaya and Odintsovskaya cultures from a multilayer settlement of Korchazhka-5, presented by a typologically distinguished ceramic complex, have been published for the first time. Their small number and the absence of structures belonging to those periods on the studied settlement area may indicate the use of the cape area on which the settlement is located as short-term encampments for the purpose of carrying out various types of economic activities. Despite the fairly good knowledge of the Itkul microdistrict, the publication of materials from multilayer complexes that were not previously introduced into scientific circulation makes it possible to replenish the source base on the archeology of Altai.
A BRIEF REVIEW OF PUBLICATIONS BY SOVIET AND RUSSIAN RESEARCHERS ON THE PAZYRYK CULTURE PUBLISHED IN CHINA
Authors: J. Mu
Published: December 2023

The understanding of the Pazyryk culture by Chinese scholars began with the translation of studies by Soviet and Russian archaeologists. This article discusses in detail this process, which can be conditionally divided into two stages. The first stage is defined from the 1950s to the 1990s. Its most important result was the publication of the monograph “Ancient History of Southern Siberia”. The second stage is considered from the beginning of the XXI century to the present. The study of Pazyryk culture at this stage has demonstrated a variety of characteristics. In general, the representation of Pazyryk culture in China through the works of Soviet and Russian scientists for Chinese scientists was strongly influenced by the political situation, at the same time, such a process is also a reflection of the history of cooperation between the archaeological circles of China and Russia.
HISTORY OF THE STUDY OF METALLIC MIRRORS OF THE SCYTHIAN AGE FROM THE NORTHERN FOOTHILLS OF ALTAI
Authors: E. Radovskaya , S. Radovsky
Published: December 2023

The article summarizes information about 10 metal mirrors of the Scythian era, documented in different years on the territory of the northern foothills of Altai. A brief description of the items and cultural and chronological interpretation based on modern archaeological data are given. Four items are random finds, the rest were obtained as a result of excavations of burial complexes. The earliest are five rounded mirrors without ornamentation with a central looped handle on the back. Later specimens include two fragments of “oriental” mirrors (of the Sarmatian type). Most of the objects were found in the materials of the Bystryanskaya culture. Determining the belonging of the remaining mirrors is difficult due to the location of the places of discovery of the items in question within the ranges of several archaeological communities.
EXHIBITION "NOMADS. CONQUERORS OF SPACES AND TIMES" IN THE ALTAI STATE MUSEUM OF LOCAL LORE
Authors: O. FILIPPOVA
Published: December 2023

The publication provides information about the exhibition project of the Altai State Museum of Local Lore «Nomads. Conquerors of space and time», implemented in 2023. For the first time in the space of exhibition halls with a total area of more than 100 sq. m. the authors of the project presented the theme of the ancient nomads of Altai. The organizers, in partnership with the leading scientific centers of Siberia for the study of Altai archeology, presented over 700 authentic artifacts belonging to various archaeological cultures of the Forest-Steppe and Mountain Altai to the residents of the Altai Territory. In the space of the halls, objects found both as a result of expeditionary research by professional archaeologists and random finds received by the museum from citizens were placed in chronological order.
PRODUCTS RANGE OF THE MOUNTAIN SHORIA BLACKSMITHS ACCORDING TO THE ARCHIVAL SOURCES OF THE 17TH CENTURY
Authors: Yu. SHINN , R. MARTYUSHOV
Published: December 2023

Processing of a large series of archival documents of the 17th century allowed us to clarify our ideas about the forging activity of the Mountain Shoria blacksmiths. The documents about the blacksmithing, products mentioned not only household items, but also weapons: chain mails, kuyaks, helmets, spears, sabers, arrowheads. The largest volume of blacksmith products was received from 9 groups of Kuznetsk Tatars out of 31 who paid yasak. Weapons were obtained from only six of the nine groups. The location of the yasak volosts mentioned in the documents with the largest supplies of bloomery iron and blacksmith products correlates well with the location of the studied archaeological sites of metallurgy.
Carta do Presidente
Authors: ger Adriano Rocha
Published: December 2023

Caros colegas, membros do CBCTBMF, é com enorme satisfação que apresento duas grandes novidades implementadas na nossa gestão no segundo semestre de 2023. A primeira delas é o exclusivo e inédito Programa de Apoio ao Ensino nas Residências (PAER) em CTBMF vinculadas ao CBCTBMF, em parceria com a empresa Engimplan. Nosso objetivo é fazer o nivelamento dos alunos e preceptores, além de auxiliar na qualificação profissional dos residentes, oferendo informação de qualidade. O programa piloto começará em setembro deste ano e se estenderá até dezembro do ano que vem, mas temos o anseio de que ele funcione por tempo indeterminado, agora que vai ser implementado.
Uma entrevista com Luciana Asprino
Authors: Asprino Luciana
Published: December 2023

O Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgia e Traumatologia Buco-Maxilo-Facial entrevista, nessa edição da Revista, a Dra. Luciana Asprino, Presidente do 16º COPAC, que acontecerá nos dias 23, 24 e 25 de novembro de 2023, no Centro de Convenções Rebouças, na Av. Rebouças, 600 em São Paulo/SP.
Proposta de indicadores ambientais para obtenção da certificação ISO 14001 para empresas do agronegócio
Authors: Rodrigues Julia Vicente , Enami Lorena Mazia , Cotrim Syntia Lemos , Miyata Hugo Hissashi , Souza Bruna Gonçalves de
Published: December 2023

A certificação ISO 14001 é um padrão internacional que estabelece diretrizes para implementar um sistema de gestão ambiental eficaz em uma organização. Para obter essa certificação, é necessário que a organização monitore e reporte indicadores ambientais específicos, a fim de comprovar o cumprimento das metas ambientais estabelecidas. O presente trabalho avaliou quatro empresas do setor do agronegócio, com o objetivo de propor indicadores ambientais para a obtenção da certificação ISO 14001. Para isso foi elaborado um questionário e encaminhado a essas empresas, e com base nas respostas obtidas, foi elaborado a proposta dos indicadores. Todas as empresas responderam que não possuem a certificação ISO 14001, porém, têm conhecimento sobre as vantagens obtidas a partir da certificação, indicando quais indicadores ambientais já possuíam. Diante disso, foi proposto um total de 29 indicadores ambientais, incluindo indicadores de desempenho gerencial e indicadores de desempenho operacional, com o intuito de incentivar as empresas a demonstrarem comprometimento com práticas sustentáveis.
Optimization and Kinetics Extraction of Natural Dyes from Henna Leaves (Lawsonia inermis L.) with Ultrasonic Assistance
Authors: Syafaatullah Achmad Qodim , Setyorini Dwi , Ganing Melani , Panjaitan Renova , Azizah Ni’matul
Published: December 2023

The Lawson dye contained in the leaves of Lawsonia inermis L. has a red-orange color, which can be used as a fabric dye. The solvent is ethanol because it can attract flavonoid compounds bound to Lawson. The ultrasonic-assisted extraction method is employed to enhance the extraction process by breaking down cell walls, thereby facilitating a more rapid extraction of the desired solute. This study investigated the effects of material-to-solvent ratio, ethanol concentration, and extraction time. The research results were analyzed using a UV-Visible spectrophotometer to determine the yield of Lawson extract. The Face-Centered Composite Design (FCCCD) method was applied to this study to obtain optimal analysis results and extraction conditions. The independent variables in this study were the ratio of ingredients to solvent (0.02-0.06 g/g), ethanol concentration (20-60%), and extraction time (5-15 minutes). The optimal extraction conditions were obtained at a ratio of 0.02 g/g, an ethanol concentration of 60%, and an extraction time of 15 minutes, with a predicted model yield of 15.417%. The actual yield under these conditions was found to be 15.4934%. Furthermore, the extraction kinetics model was analyzed to study and predict the optimal Lawson extraction results. Extraction kinetics calculations were carried out using first-order and second-order based on the Lagergren equation. The most suitable extraction kinetic model is second-order with a determinant coefficient value, or the value of R2 is 1, which indicates that the order kinetic model equation represents the actual conditions.
Modification and Application Study of Activated Natural Zeolite for the Treatment of Liquid Waste from Chemical Laboratory
Authors: Sholikah Liqanatul Putri , Sumari Sumari , Yunisari Yuneta Dwi
Published: December 2023

Natural zeolite from Malang Regency is a raw material that can be used as an adsorbent for heavy metal waste. However, this natural zeolite needs activation and optimization to be utilized maximally as an adsorbent. This study was conducted for both physical and chemical activation of natural zeolite. Characterization results of XRD indicated that the natural zeolite possesses crystalline phases and is of the mordenite type. Based on the XRF results, the Si/Al ratio increased from 5.768 to 6.119 after activation. Based on the characterization results using the BET method with SAA analysis, the surface area of non-activated natural zeolite was determined to be 20.8045 m²/g, while activated natural zeolite had a surface area of 137.8196 m²/g. Results of the adsorption study in treating liquid laboratory waste using simulated Pb and Cr metal wastes demonstrated that activated natural zeolite performed more effectively as an adsorbent than non-activated natural zeolite. The adsorbent’s optimum mass was 0.3 grams, resulting in an adsorption percentage of 97.43% for Pb and 97.56% for Cr, with a contact time of 30 minutes at pH 6. The adsorption kinetics of Pb and Cr metals were described using a pseudo-second-order rate equation. The adsorption of Pb and Cr was depicted using the Langmuir equation, indicating the monolayer formation on the homogenous adsorbent surface during the adsorption process. The activated natural zeolite has the potential to be employed as an independent adsorbent in the treatment of heavy metal waste.
Optical Response of Various Heavy Metal Ions-Based Carbon Dots Photoluminescent Quenching Effect
Authors: Sugiarto Iyon Titok , Yulianto Nursidik , Tresna Wildan Panji , Lewa Ismira Wahyu Lestari , Isnaeni Isnaeni
Published: December 2023

Carbon nanodots (Cdots) are a type of semiconductor carbon-based nanomaterial that is gaining popularity due to its excellent characteristics (e.g., biocompatibility, unique optical properties, low cost, eco-friendly, and high stability). In terms of physicochemical properties for an environmentally friendly sensor application, this material also has an excellent ability to detect heavy metal ions in the biosphere. In this study, we proposed a comprehensive optical characterization to examine the sensitivity of the Cdots probe for three heavy metal ions (i.e., Mn, Pb, and Cr ions) and compare the performance. The results of the experiment revealed that each heavy metal ion reacted differently to the physical properties of Cdots. With the addition of Cr, Mn, and Pb metal ions from the original Cdot solution, which is only 1.45 ns, the lifetime of quenched Cdots is 2.55 ns, 3.15 ns, and 2.15 ns, respectively, according to the TRPL experiments. With additional Cr, Mn, and Pb discovered, the intensity of PL dropped by 5.7%, 14.2%, and 21.4%, respectively. Among these various heavy metal ions, Pb ions show the most affected by the quenching effect in Cdots-based photoluminescence, FTIR, and ultraviolet-visible light absorption characterization. Based on the results of three heavy metal ion experiments, this study can be implemented as the heavy metal ion sensor-based luminescence quenching effect of Cdots.
Inkluze se odehrává v mysli
Authors: Braumová Zdeňka
Published: December 2023

Inkluze v širokém pojetí zahrnuje ideál. Je ale neuchopitelná ve své podstatě, což je výzvou, pro mnohé ovšem úskalím. Je cílem, kterého (zřejmě) nelze dosáhnout, lze k němu ovšem směřovat. Inkluze není stav, skutečnost. Je to způsob nahlížení na svět, druhé. To vše lze nalézt ve slovech, mezi nimi i za slovy příběhu, který fascinuje čtenáře dlouhé roky. Obecným cílem esejistického textu, který je zde předkládán, je ukázat moc Exupéryho řádků, a to určitou interpretací díla zahrnující inkluzivní prvky. Esej se pokouší představit ty hodnoty, na kterých by měla být inkluze postavena. Zmiňuje možná úskalí, která ji mohou provázet, a to na pozadí známého snového příběhu.