Geophysical and archeological researches of soil burial grounds of the Western Siberia

Geophysical search and diagnostics of soil necropolises are extremely important. Geophysical research of unique archeological monuments located in Novosibirsk area and Altay region, was conducted in two priority directions - magnetometry and electromagnetic frequency sounding. The magnetometry by G-858 gradiemeter and shallow depth electromagnetic frequency sounding (NEMFIS) with EMS device were used. For small and very shallow metal objects search the metal detector KROT-2 was used. Using the portable susceptimeter MP-01 the magnetic susceptibility of the ground and soils were measured. By means of geophysical monitoring it was possible to find out the rests of ancient burials and to define borders of distribution of the archeological objects which are not having relief attributes. The magnetometry is the most perspective method for recognition of ancient burial places. At the whole magnetic field mapped area the anomalies connected to the burial grounds were found. After complex geophysical monitoring large-scale excavation has been executed. The works on archeological acknowledgement of data of geophysical monitoring in territory of soil necropolises were carried out. The materials received during excavation have allowed to receive the important information for updating geophysical methods. The relation between magnetic parameters and depth and nature of burial pits filling was obtained.