Palaeohydrography of Ancient Tanais in the Context of the Don River Delta Development in the Late Holocene
- Authors: Panin A.V.1, Bunin D.S.2, Ilyashenko S.M.3, Kalinin P.I.4, Chepalyga A.L.1, Filippova K.G.1
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Affiliations:
- Institute of Geography, Russian Academy of Sciences
- Vladimir State University
- Institute of Archaeology, Russian Academy of Sciences
- Institute of Physicochemical and Biological Problems in Soil Science, Russian Academy of Sciences
- Issue: Vol 89, No 2 (2025)
- Pages: 208-234
- Section: ЭВОЛЮЦИЯ ПРИРОДНЫХ СИСТЕМ
- URL: https://journals.eco-vector.com/2587-5566/article/view/692231
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.31857/S2587556625020062
- ID: 692231
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About the authors
A. V. Panin
Institute of Geography, Russian Academy of Sciences
Email: a.v.panin@igras.ru
Moscow, Russia
D. S. Bunin
Vladimir State UniversityVladimir, Russia
S. M. Ilyashenko
Institute of Archaeology, Russian Academy of SciencesMoscow, Russia
P. I. Kalinin
Institute of Physicochemical and Biological Problems in Soil Science, Russian Academy of SciencesPushchino, Moscow oblast, Russia
A. L. Chepalyga
Institute of Geography, Russian Academy of SciencesMoscow, Russia
K. G. Filippova
Institute of Geography, Russian Academy of SciencesMoscow, Russia
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