Contents

Nanobiotechnology reports

Vol. 16, No. 5, 2021

Editorial

p. 551  abstract

MIKHAIL VALENTINOVICH KOVALCHUK (ON HIS 75TH BIRTHDAY)

p. 552  abstract

Natural Scientific Methods in Studying Cultural Heritage Objects

New Data on the Production of Byzantine Buckles of the “Syracuse” Type

E. A. Khairedinova, A. V. Antipenko and A. I. Aibabin p. 555  abstract

Chemical Composition of Metal Objects with Eastern European Champlevé Enamels

I. A. Saprykina p. 561  abstract

Technological Features and Chronology of Metal Sickles of the Volga Region of the Late Bronze Age

N. I. Shishlina and A. Yu. Loboda p. 566  abstract

Pendant Arched Inkwells with Zoomorphic and Anthropomorphic Ornaments

V. N. Kuznetsova and S. V. Sirro p. 572  abstract

On the Sources of Metals and Alloys for Making Silver Jewelry in Taurica in Roman Times

A. V. Antipenko, T. N. Smekalova and A. Yu. Loboda p. 582  abstract

Electron Microscopic Study of Metal Threads from a Slab Grave on the Eski-Kermen Plateau

A. Yu. Loboda, A. V. Antipenko, A. V. Mandrykina, E. A. Khairedinova, E. Yu. Tereschenko, A. I. Aibabin and E. B. Yatsishina p. 591  abstract

X-ray-Fluorescence Mapping of the Elemental Composition and Process of Making the Roman Figured Weight from the Eklizi-Burun Sanctuary in Mountain Crimea

A. V. Lysenko, V. I. Mordvintseva, A. V. Antipenko, T. N. Smekalova and L. L. Leonov p. 598  abstract

Ancient Russian Niello: Experimental Modeling and Research of the Microstructure

A. Yu. Loboda, A. V. Mandrykina, I. E. Zaitseva, E. Yu. Tereschenko and E. B. Yatsishina p. 607  abstract

Chemical and Pb-Isotopic Characteristics of Metal of Silver Coins of the Bosporus and Ionia Dated from the 5th to 1st centuries BC

M. G. Abramzon, I. A. Saprykina, A. V. Chugaev, N. N. Presnyakova and E. Yu. Tereshchenko p. 616  abstract

Mongols on the Don: Recreating Lost Historical Context by Scientific Methods

N. V. Leonova, N. I. Shishlina, A. Yu. Loboda and N. G. Soloshenko p. 623  abstract

A Dry Leaf between Pages: A Trace of Use or a Dangerous Factor?

E. S. Bystrova and E. M. Lotsmanova p. 631  abstract

Study of Lacquer Objects and Their Fragments from the Orgoyton and Ilmovaya Pad Burial Grounds

K. B. Kalinina, N. N. Nikolaev and M. V. Michri p. 638  abstract

Study of Organic Residues on the Surface of Ceramic Fragments of Medieval Crimea

V. M. Pozhidaev, A. V. Kamaev, A. Yu. Loboda, E. A. Khairedinova, A. I. Aibabin and E. B. Yatsishina p. 646  abstract

Information Potential of a Palynological Study of Wax Traces on Ancient Russian Manuscripts

E. S. Nosevich, I. A. Polyakov and D. O. Tsypkin p. 651  abstract

Application of X-ray Fluorescence Analysis for Determining the Chemical Composition of the Cultural Layer: Problems and Solutions

P. I. Kalinin p. 658  abstract

Biomarker for Identification of Fish Products in Residues on the Surface of Archaeological Ceramics

V. M. Pozhidaev, E. S. Azarov, N. P. Babichenko, P. K. Kashkarov and E. B. Yatsishina p. 663  abstract

Automated Morphometric Analysis of 3D Data in Paleoanthropological Research

V. Knyaz and A. Gaboutchian p. 668  abstract

Comparative Analysis of the Modern and Ancient Coloring Pigment in the Paintings from the Two-Eyed Stone (Dvuglazyi Kamen’) Pictograph (the Neyva River, the Middle Urals)

D. V. Kiseleva, V. N. Shirokov, E. S. Shagalov, E. A. Pankrushina, D. A. Danilov and A. N. Khorkova p. 676  abstract

Comparative Analysis of the Elemental Composition of Antique Ceramics from Knidos and Kos: Clarification of Localization

A. V. Mandrykina, V. B. Kvartalov, E. V. Kuznetsova, S. Yu. Monakhov, E. Yu. Tereschenko and O. A. Alekseeva p. 684  abstract