Animal remains from the late medieval Chornobyl hillfort (12–13th cent. AD) in Ukraine

摘要: Abstract The paper presents the results of archaeological research on animal remains found in territory Chornobyl hillfort and its surroundings. Medieval was an important settlement sparsely populated Kyivan Polesia, a vast land peat bogs boreal forests. Today, city is centre Exclusion Zone that established after 1986 nuclear disaster. Archaeological surveys have been conducted this restricted area since 2003 significant amount materials has amassed during excavations hillfort. In paper, we analyse 1060 specimens fish, birds small mammal order to reconstruct economy environmental conditions surrounding area. obtained result allow suggest (1) fishing hunting played considerably higher role life as opposed husbandry, (2) latter insignificant because conditions, particular due predominating areas wetlands forests, portion arable lands. When comparing current species composition with list identified medieval remains, can notice dynamics affected by both natural (warming, shifts zones) anthropogenic (fishing, hunting, deforestation disturbance, wetland drainage) factors. general, our surrounded typical faunal assemblage predominance water-related (waterfowl semi-aquatic) among terrestrial component.