Integrated archeological and geophysical studies in West Siberia

• Published in: Russian geology and geophysics Vol. 57; no. 3; pp. 473 - 482
• Main Authors: Epov, M.I., Molodin, V.I., Manshtein, A.K., Balkov, E.V., Dyad’kov, P.G., Matasova, G.G., Kazansky, A.Yu, Bortnikova, S.B., Pozdnyakova, O.A., Karin, Yu.G., Kuleshov, D.A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.03.2016; Allerton Press
• Subjects: Amplitudes; Anthropocene; applications; applied (geophysical surveys & methods); archaeological sites; Archaeology; archeology; Asia; Baraba Steppe; Commonwealth of Independent States; electrical methods; electromagnetic methods; electromagnetic profiling; frequency sounding; Geoelectricity; Geology; geophysical methods; geophysical profiles; geophysical surveys; Geophysics; Magnetic anomalies; magnetic methods; Magnetic properties; magnetometry; Novosibirsk Russian Federation; Quaternary geology; resistivity; resistivity method; Russian Federation; Siberia; soils; surveys; West Siberia; INW, Russia, Siberia; magnetometry; archeology; electromagnetic profiling; resistivity method
• ISSN: 1068-7971; 1878-030X
• DOI: 10.1016/j.rgg.2016.03.009

We present the most informative results of archeological and geophysical field studies of the Baraba forest-steppe over the last three years. The studies of the archeological sites of different types belonging to a wide time interval (~6000 BC-2000 AD) were carried out. Data on the presence, size, and configuration of archeological objects were obtained by magnetometry and electrometry. We studied contrast between the magnetic properties of the upper horizon of present-day soil and underlying substratum at archeological sites of different types and ages. Low contrast reduces amplitudes of magnetic anomalies above buried ancient structures. It has been shown that geoelectric methods are efficient in cases when magnetometry is not.