Natalia Ankusheva, PhD, the scientist of the Laboratory of Mineralogy of Ore Genesis in South Urals Federal Research Center of Mineralogy and Geoecology UB RAS from 2009; the Dean of the Geological Department of the South Urals State University. The main interest is the fluid inclusion study of different opaque minerals in different type deposits of Urals and other regions. The Corresponding Editor of Editor’s Team.
Igor Chechushkov, PhD, a senior researcher at the Institute of History and Archaeology UB RAS in Ekaterinburg. I am an anthropological archaeologist with the focus on the early complex societies of Eurasia and a particular interest in applying GIS and scientific methods in study of past societies.
Andrey Epimakhov, Professor, Dr., Chief Researcher at South Ural State University since 2014. Scientific interests are related to the multidisciplinary research of the Bronze Age in Northern Eurasia, more than 300 published papers.
Maksim Ankushev, PhD, the scientist of the Laboratory of Multidisciplinary Researches in South Urals Federal Research Center of Mineralogy and Geoecology UB RAS from 2011. The main interest is the archaeometry and mineralogy of ancient slags.
Polina Ankusheva, PhD, the scientist of the of the Archaeological laboratory in South Ural State Humanitarian Pedagogical University in Chelyabinsk since 2015. The main interests are mining and metallurgy of the late Bronze Age of the Ural-Kazakhstan region.
Kristina Saric, PhD, Professor, currently works at the Chair of Petrology and Geochemistry, University of Belgrade. Kristina does research in Geology, Geochemistry, Petrology and Archaeometry.