title: Results of Palaeo-Soil Studies of Olbia in the Context of Early Urbanisation Processes in the North-Western Black Sea Region
abstract: The article is focused on the results of geoarchaeological research of ancient Olbia. On the basis of field and laboratory (micromorphological and physicochemical analyses) studies of modern and buried ancient soil, the natural factor in the formation of the classical settlement of Olbia within the Dnipro-Buh estuary is analysed. A brief historical and archaeological note on the urbanisation processes in Olbia Pontica is added.
journal: Arheologia