Preliminary results of the research of the periphery of the big mounds of Sargat culture in Central Baraba

The article outlines the results of joint Russian-German expedition works of the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography SB RAS and the Prussian cultural heritage foundation, Germany. During the field season 2016 there were conducted archaeological-geophysical researches on the range of archaeological sites in Vengerovo district of Novosibirsk region. The space near the burial mounds, so called periphery of the mounds of Sargat culture, was measured with the help of cesium magnetometer Smartmag SM4G-Special. The aim of the research was the detection of presence or absence of attendant objects (ditches, barrages, caches, memorial places, burials or pits of various purposes out of mound borders). Total area of 2,8 ha of the Sargat culture mounds periphery was investigated. There were found different elements of constructions, which belong to periphery of the mound: such as double ditches, circle burials, burials in inner ditches and presence of square-shape ditch. All these elements, except square-shape ditch are well-known for the Sargat culture mounds and can be signed as typical parts of construction of Sargat mounds on the territory of Central Baraba. On the territory of Ust’-Tartas mound cemetery burial ground was found that probably has wider time frames than mounds on the cemetery.