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Pavel Dolukhanov (January 1, 1937,
Leningrad Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...
,
USSR The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen nationa ...
– December 6, 2009,
Newcastle Newcastle usually refers to: *Newcastle upon Tyne, a city and metropolitan borough in Tyne and Wear, England *Newcastle-under-Lyme, a town in Staffordshire, England *Newcastle, New South Wales, a metropolitan area in Australia, named after Newcastle ...
, UK) was a doctor of
Geographical Geography (from Greek: , ''geographia''. Combination of Greek words ‘Geo’ (The Earth) and ‘Graphien’ (to describe), literally "earth description") is a field of science devoted to the study of the lands, features, inhabitants, and ...
Sciences, Professor, Emeritus Professor (2002), Russian and British paleogeographer and
archaeologist Archaeology or archeology is the scientific study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture. The archaeological record consists of artifacts, architecture, biofacts or ecofacts, sites, and cultural landscap ...
at the Institute of History of Material Culture (IHMC),
RAS Ras or RAS may refer to: Arts and media * RAS Records Real Authentic Sound, a reggae record label * Rundfunk Anstalt Südtirol, a south Tyrolese public broadcasting service * Rás 1, an Icelandic radio station * Rás 2, an Icelandic radio stati ...
(1959–1989) and the University of Newcastle, United Kingdom (1990–2009), a specialist in
archaeology Archaeology or archeology is the scientific study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture. The archaeological record consists of artifacts, architecture, biofacts or ecofacts, sites, and cultural landscap ...
and
paleoenvironment Paleoecology (also spelled palaeoecology) is the study of interactions between organisms and/or interactions between organisms and their environments across geologic timescales. As a discipline, paleoecology interacts with, depends on and informs ...
of Northern
Eurasia Eurasia (, ) is the largest continental area on Earth, comprising all of Europe and Asia. Primarily in the Northern and Eastern Hemispheres, it spans from the British Isles and the Iberian Peninsula in the west to the Japanese archipelago a ...
. He taught and made research at the
Leningrad State University Saint Petersburg State University (SPBU; russian: Санкт-Петербургский государственный университет) is a public research university in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Founded in 1724 by a decree of Peter the G ...
, the University of Newcastle (UK), the Institute of Paleontology in
Paris Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. S ...
and the International Research Center (
Kyoto Kyoto (; Japanese: , ''Kyōto'' ), officially , is the capital city of Kyoto Prefecture in Japan. Located in the Kansai region on the island of Honshu, Kyoto forms a part of the Keihanshin metropolitan area along with Osaka and Kobe. , the ci ...
,
Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
).


Biography

Pavel Dolukhanov was born January 1, 1937, in Leningrad. His father was a professor at the Electrical Engineering Institute. In 1959 he graduated from the Geography Department of
Leningrad State University Saint Petersburg State University (SPBU; russian: Санкт-Петербургский государственный университет) is a public research university in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Founded in 1724 by a decree of Peter the G ...
with a degree in
Geography Geography (from Greek: , ''geographia''. Combination of Greek words ‘Geo’ (The Earth) and ‘Graphien’ (to describe), literally "earth description") is a field of science devoted to the study of the lands, features, inhabitants, and ...
and
Geomorphology Geomorphology (from Ancient Greek: , ', "earth"; , ', "form"; and , ', "study") is the scientific study of the origin and evolution of topographic and bathymetric features created by physical, chemical or biological processes operating at or n ...
and joined the Laboratory of Archaeological Technology at the Leningrad branch of the Institute of Archaeology of the
Academy of Sciences of the USSR The Academy of Sciences of the Soviet Union was the highest scientific institution of the Soviet Union from 1925 to 1991, uniting the country's leading scientists, subordinated directly to the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union (until 1946 ...
(now IHMC RAS) under the supervision of Prof Sergei Rudenko. Starting as a Senior Laboratory Assistant, in 1988 Dolukhanov was appointed Head of the Laboratory. In 1965 Dolukhanov completed his Master’s thesis "Late and Postglacial History of the
Baltic Sea The Baltic Sea is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that is enclosed by Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Sweden and the North and Central European Plain. The sea stretches from 53°N to 66°N latitude and from ...
and the Archaeological Cultures in its Basin," and in 1985 his doctoral thesis "Development of Environment and Economy of the Primitive Population of Eastern Europe and Asia Minor in the late
Pleistocene The Pleistocene ( , often referred to as the ''Ice age'') is the geological Epoch (geology), epoch that lasted from about 2,580,000 to 11,700 years ago, spanning the Earth's most recent period of repeated glaciations. Before a change was fina ...
-
Holocene The Holocene ( ) is the current geological epoch. It began approximately 11,650 cal years Before Present (), after the Last Glacial Period, which concluded with the Holocene glacial retreat. The Holocene and the preceding Pleistocene togethe ...
period".


Research

His main areas of research focused on
paleoecology Paleoecology (also spelled palaeoecology) is the study of interactions between organisms and/or interactions between organisms and their environments across geologic timescales. As a discipline, paleoecology interacts with, depends on and informs ...
and
archaeology Archaeology or archeology is the scientific study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture. The archaeological record consists of artifacts, architecture, biofacts or ecofacts, sites, and cultural landscap ...
, in particular on the adaptation of archaeological cultures to environmental changes. Dolukhanov was one of the first in the Soviet Union to realize the enormous possibilities afforded by
radiocarbon dating Radiocarbon dating (also referred to as carbon dating or carbon-14 dating) is a method for determining the age of an object containing organic material by using the properties of radiocarbon, a radioactive isotope of carbon. The method was dev ...
in a variety of historical studies. Since 1960s Dolukhanov began to analyze the problem of the history and archaeological cultures of the
Baltic region The terms Baltic Sea Region, Baltic Rim countries (or simply the Baltic Rim), and the Baltic Sea countries/states refer to slightly different combinations of countries in the general area surrounding the Baltic Sea, mainly in Northern Europe. ...
. He participated in expeditions in the
Pskov Pskov ( rus, Псков, a=pskov-ru.ogg, p=pskof; see also names in other languages) is a city in northwestern Russia and the administrative center of Pskov Oblast, located about east of the Estonian border, on the Velikaya River. Population ...
and
Smolensk Smolensk ( rus, Смоленск, p=smɐˈlʲensk, a=smolensk_ru.ogg) is a city and the administrative center of Smolensk Oblast, Russia, located on the Dnieper River, west-southwest of Moscow. First mentioned in 863, it is one of the oldest c ...
regions, in the excavation and exploration in the
Kaliningrad Kaliningrad ( ; rus, Калининград, p=kəlʲɪnʲɪnˈɡrat, links=y), until 1946 known as Königsberg (; rus, Кёнигсберг, Kyonigsberg, ˈkʲɵnʲɪɡzbɛrk; rus, Короле́вец, Korolevets), is the largest city and ...
region, and Paleolithic expeditions on the territory of
Moldova Moldova ( , ; ), officially the Republic of Moldova ( ro, Republica Moldova), is a Landlocked country, landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Romania to the west and Ukraine to the north, east, and south. The List of states ...
and
Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a List of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia, Northern Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the ...
. Dolukhanov led a paleogeographical group, which conducted the drilling of lakes and marshes in the North-West Russia, reconstructing paleoclimatic changes and exploring the history of the lakes and the Baltic Sea. Dolukhanov traveled almost throughout the entire Soviet Union and participated in field works in
Turkmenistan Turkmenistan ( or ; tk, Türkmenistan / Түркменистан, ) is a country located in Central Asia, bordered by Kazakhstan to the northwest, Uzbekistan to the north, east and northeast, Afghanistan to the southeast, Iran to the sout ...
,
Uzbekistan Uzbekistan (, ; uz, Ozbekiston, italic=yes / , ; russian: Узбекистан), officially the Republic of Uzbekistan ( uz, Ozbekiston Respublikasi, italic=yes / ; russian: Республика Узбекистан), is a doubly landlocked cou ...
, and
Siberia Siberia ( ; rus, Сибирь, r=Sibir', p=sʲɪˈbʲirʲ, a=Ru-Сибирь.ogg) is an extensive geographical region, constituting all of North Asia, from the Ural Mountains in the west to the Pacific Ocean in the east. It has been a part of ...
, in central Russia,
Ukraine Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian inv ...
and
Moldova Moldova ( , ; ), officially the Republic of Moldova ( ro, Republica Moldova), is a Landlocked country, landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Romania to the west and Ukraine to the north, east, and south. The List of states ...
. Dolukhanov led international projects funded by INTAS,
UNESCO The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) aimed at promoting world peace and security through international cooperation in education, arts, sciences and culture. It ...
, and the
European Union The European Union (EU) is a supranational political and economic union of member states that are located primarily in Europe. The union has a total area of and an estimated total population of about 447million. The EU has often been des ...
, which involved researchers attached to IHMC RAS, the
Hermitage Museum The State Hermitage Museum ( rus, Государственный Эрмитаж, r=Gosudarstvennyj Ermitaž, p=ɡəsʊˈdarstvʲɪn(ː)ɨj ɪrmʲɪˈtaʂ, links=no) is a museum of art and culture in Saint Petersburg, Russia. It is the list of ...
,
St. Petersburg University Saint Petersburg State University (SPBU; russian: Санкт-Петербургский государственный университет) is a public research university in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Founded in 1724 by a decree of Peter t ...
, the Institute of Limnology of the
Russian Academy of Sciences The Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS; russian: Росси́йская акаде́мия нау́к (РАН) ''Rossíyskaya akadémiya naúk'') consists of the national academy of Russia; a network of scientific research institutes from across t ...
, the University of Newcastle, and other research centers. Under his leadership, archeological teams investigated the problem of the emergence of agriculture on the territory of the
Russian Plain The East European Plain (also called the Russian Plain, "Extending from eastern Poland through the entire European Russia to the Ural Mountaina, the ''East European Plain'' encompasses all of the Baltic states and Belarus, nearly all of Ukraine, an ...
, waterways and migration of the ancient population of the North-West Russia and the
Black Sea The Black Sea is a marginal mediterranean sea of the Atlantic Ocean lying between Europe and Asia, east of the Balkans, south of the East European Plain, west of the Caucasus, and north of Anatolia. It is bounded by Bulgaria, Georgia, Roma ...
and the Mediterranean corridor, as well as the adaptation of crops to changing sea levels. His academic works are distinguished by a combination of organic methods of geographical sciences,
ecology Ecology () is the study of the relationships between living organisms, including humans, and their physical environment. Ecology considers organisms at the individual, population, community, ecosystem, and biosphere level. Ecology overlaps wi ...
and
archaeology Archaeology or archeology is the scientific study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture. The archaeological record consists of artifacts, architecture, biofacts or ecofacts, sites, and cultural landscap ...
, and the creative use of
statistical Statistics (from German: ''Statistik'', "description of a state, a country") is the discipline that concerns the collection, organization, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of data. In applying statistics to a scientific, industria ...
and mathematical methods in archaeology. He was the author and co-author of monographs and articles published by Russian and international publishing houses and journals.


Trivia

In addition to his scientific work, Pavel Dolukhanov wrote fiction that was published in magazines in Russia and Finland. In 2003, a collection of his stories, "Russian Season" and posthumously in 2010 - the novel "Leningrad-Tbilisi" (ed. Limbus Press., 2009) under the pseudonym Pavel Dolokhov.


Main publications

* ''История Балтики,'' Москва, Наука, 1969, С. 117. * ''География каменного века'', Москва, Наука, 1979, С. 151. * ''Multivariate Analysis of Upper Palaeolithic and Mesolithic Stone Assemblages'' (with J. K. Kozlowski and S. K. Kozlowski), Warsaw–Kraków, Uniwersytet Jagiellonski – PAN, 1980, 103 pp. * ''История Средиземных морей'', Москва, Наука, 1988, С. 141. * ''Ecology and Economy in Neolithic Eastern Europe'', Duckworth, London and St. Martin’s Press, New York, 1984, 212 pp. * ''Environment and Ethnicity in the Ancient Near East''. Avebury, Aldershot, 1994, 406 pp. (перевод на турецкий: Imge Kitabevi Publishers, Ankara, 1998). * ''Cultural Transformations and Interactions in Eastern Europe'', edited jointly with J. C. Chapman. Avebury, Aldershot, 1994, 256 зp. * ''The Early Slavs. Eastern Europe from the Initial Settlement to the Kievan Rus''. Longman, New York, 1996, 321 pp. * ''Landscape in Flux. Central and Eastern Europe in Antiquity,'' edited jointly with J. C. Chapman. Oxbow Books, Oxford, 1997, 340 pp. * Qu''aternary of Northern Eurasia: Late Pleistocene and Holocene Landscapes, Stratigraphy and Environments.'' Edited jointly with A. A. Velichko, N. W. Rutter and N. R. Catto. ''Quaternary International'', vols 41/42. Pergamon Press, 1997, 191 pp. * ''Источники этноса,'' С. Петербург, Европейский дом, 2000, С. 220 * ''Archaeology in Russia. Dossier-Archéologia''. Special issue, January 2002, edited jointly with M. Séfériadès. * ''Радиоуглеродная хронология неолита Северной Евразии,'' С. Петербург, Теза, 2004, С. 158. * The East European Plain on the Eve of Agriculture. Edited jointly with G. R. Sarson and A. M. Shukurov, British Archaeological Reports: International Series 1964, Archaeopress, Oxford, 2009, 246 pp.


Articles

More than 200, including: * Archaeology and nationalism in totalitarian and post-totalitarian Russia. In: J. A. Atkinson, I. Banks and J. O'Sullivan, eds., ''Nationalism and Archaeology'', 1996, pp. 200–213. * War and peace in prehistoric Eastern Europe. In: J. Carman and A. Harding, eds. ''Ancient Warfare''. Sutton Publ., 1999, p. 73-88 * Alternative revolutions: hunter-gatherers, farmers and stock-breeders in the Northwestern Pontic area. In K. Boyle, C. Renfrew and M. Levine, eds., ''Ancient Interactions: East and West in Eurasia,'' McDonald Institute Monographs, Cambridge, 2001, p. 13–24. * Improved radiocarbon chronology and the colonization of East European Plain by Modern Humans (with Shukurov, A. M. and Sokoloff, D. D). ''Journal of Archaeological Science'', 28,7, 2001: 699–712. * Modelling the Neolithic Dispersal in Northern Eurasia (with A. Shukurov).''Documenta Praehistorica,'' 2004, 31, 35–47.
The Holocene environment and transition to agriculture in Boreal Russia (Serteya Valley case study)
(with K. A. Arslanov, A. M. Shukurov, A. N. Mazurkevich, L. A. Savelieva, E. N. Djinboridze, M. A. Kulkova and G. I. Zaitseva). ''Internet Archaeology'' 17'','' 2004 * Prehistoric environment, human migrations and origin of pastoralism in Northern Eurasia. In E. M. Scott et al., eds, ''Impact on Environment on Human Migrations in Eurasia.'' NATO Scientific Publications, Kluwer Acad. Publ., 2004, 225–232. * Scythia before the Scythians (with M. L. Séfériadès and V. N. Stanko). ''Acts of the XIV UISPP Congress,'' BAR International Series 1271, p. 77–82. * The chronology of Neolithic dispersal in Central and Eastern Europe (with A. Shukurov, D. Gronenborn, D. Sokoloff, V. Timofeev, G. Zaitseva). ''Journal of Archaeological Science'', 32, 1441–1458, 2005.
Prehistoric Sites in Northern Armenia
(with S. Aslanian, E. Kolpakov and E. Belyaeva). ''Antiquity'' Vol 78 No 301. Project Gallery * Evolution of the waterways and early human migrations in the North-Eastern Baltic area (with V. Timofeev, Kh. Arslanov, G. Zaitseva, E. Nosov and D. Subetto). ''Geochronometria'', 2005, 24, 81–86;
The role of waterways in the spread of the Neolithic
(with K. Davison, G. R. Sarson and A. Shukurov). ''Journal of Archaeological Science,'' 2006, 33, 641–652. {{DEFAULTSORT:Dolukhanov, Pavel 1937 births 2009 deaths Archaeologists from Saint Petersburg British archaeologists Russian paleogeographers Academics of Newcastle University Saint Petersburg State University alumni Soviet archaeologists Soviet paleogeographers