Contents

Moscow University Soil Science Bulletin

Vol. 80, No. 4, 2025

Paleosol Record of the Transition MIS5–MIS4 Thermochron in the Belaya Gora Section (Vakh River, Western Siberia)

S. N. Sedov, A. V. Rusakov, V. S. Sheinkman, M. I. Dergacheva, N. L. Bazhina, and F. E. Maksimov p. 473  abstract

Paleopedological Studies of the Paleolithic Site Kostenki12

B. F. Aparin, N. I. Platonova, E. Yu. Sukhacheva, and M. A. Lazareva p. 493  abstract

Vendian Paleosol of Gubakha (Perm Krai, Russia) As a New Example of the Interaction of Terrestrial Biota and Substrate at Near-Sea Lowlands in the Late Proterozoic

S. V. Naugolnykh p. 509  abstract

Solving Archaeological Problems by Soil Science Methods: On the Example of Earthen Constructions of the Kurgans of the Yamnaya Culture, Orenburg Oblast

O. S. Khokhlova, A. E. Sverchkova, and T. N. Myakshina p. 529  abstract

Potential of Scanning Electron Microscopy in the Study of Earthen Archaeological Sites of the Steppe Zone of Russia

O. S. Khokhlova and O. A. Salimgareeva p. 547  abstract

Assessment of Changes in Paleoenvironment during MIS 6 on the Western Edge of Continental Europe (Brittany, France) Based on Humus Substances

M. I. Dergacheva, N. L. Bazhina, G. A. Danukalova, J.-P. Lefort, E. G. Zakharova, and O. A. Nekrasova p. 555  abstract

Magnetic Susceptibility of Soils in the Southern Circuit-Baikal Region under the Conditions of Paleocryogenic Hummocky-Depression Microrelief

A. A. Kozlova, A. A. Alekseev, A. A. Pristavka, Ch. G. Gulaliyev, A. P. Chevychelov, A. D. Utkina, and U. I. Ludwig p. 567  abstract

Peculiarities of Hydrocarbons’ Transformation in the Dry Steppe Soils in Conditions of Oil Contamination

E. I. Kovaleva and S. Ya. Trofimov p. 574  abstract

Thermal Properties of the Urban Soil Upper Horizon under Application of Different Doses of Biochar

T. A. Arkhangelskaya and S. V. Choloyan p. 586  abstract

The Effect of Erosion Degree on the Agrochemical Properties and Biological Activity of Agro-Gray Soil

V. V. Demidov, A. V. Golovchenko, T. A. Gracheva, S. Y. Nesterkina, A. L. Stepanov, and O. A. Makarov p. 593  abstract

Quantitative Comparative Analysis of Cropland Masks of Bryansk Oblast

L. Yu. Konoplina, J. L. Meshalkina, V. P. Samsonova, and O. M. Golozubov p. 605  abstract