Time-spatial peculiarities of reclamating the landscapes of Altai-Sayan highlands

Abstract

The Altai-Sayan territory is one of the most early-reclamed regions of Siberia. The degree of land reclamation can be estimated by the remaining archaeological relics, dating from various historical epochs. The article presents the basic results of the analysis of archaeological monuments' landscapes and territory confinedness. The historical-geographical research has uncovered the time-spatial connections between landscape conditions and ethnological activity throughout the period of Altai-Sayan land reclamation by mankind. At that, the rhythm of Holocene climatic change in the mountain areas has been considered.