Journal of the Bulgarian Geographical Society 39: 25-28, doi: 10.3897/jbgs.2018.39.4
Soil-geographic Study in the Area of Iron Age Pits Sanctuary and a Middle Ages Settlement near the Kaptain Andreevo Railway Station
Alexandar Sarafov‡, Emilia Tcherkezova‡ Sofia University, Sofia, Bulgaria
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Sarafov A, Tcherkezova E (2018) Soil-geographic Study in the Area of Iron Age Pits Sanctuary and a Middle Ages Settlement near the Kaptain Andreevo Railway Station. Journal of the Bulgarian Geographical Society 39: 25-28. https://doi.org/10.3897/jbgs.2018.39.4 |  |
Abstract
This paper presents the results of soil investigation in the archaeological site 27 near the settlement Kapitan Andreevo (SE Bulgaria). The following soil types are recognized: Fluvisols, Vertisols, Luvisols and Planosols. Their spatial distribution is closely related to the Pliocene facial surface that consists of erosion, abrasion and accumulative deposits in the region and presents a transitional zone in the investigated archaeological area.These circumstances depend on the terrain and climate conditions over thousands of years and have determined the mosaic nature of the three soil types. The results support the archaeological investigation in the study area and were additionally filled with GIS-based analysis of the Digital Terrain Model (DTM) using open software GRASS GIS.
Keywords
Soil Types, Fluvisols, Vertisols, Luvisols and Planosols, Kapitan Andreevo, GIS, Digital Terrain Model (DTM), GRASS GIS