A geophysical investigation was carried across the M3 burial mound from Silvașu de Jos —Dealu Țapului, a tumuli necropolis in western Romania, where the presence of the Yamnaya people was certified archaeologically. For characterizing the inner structure of the mound, two conventional geophysical methods have been used: a geomagnetic survey and electrical resistivity tomography (ERT). The results allowed the mapping of the central features of the mound and the establishment of the relative stratigraphy of the mantle, which indicated at least two chronological phases of the usage of the mound. Archaeological excavations performed in the central part of the mound accurately validated the non-invasive geophysical survey and offered a valuable chronological record of the long-forgotten archaeological monument. Geophysical approaches proved to be an invaluable instrument for the exploration of the monument and suggest a fast constructive tool for the investigation of the entire necropolis which currently has a number of distinct mounds.

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使用地球物理学来描述罗马尼亚的史前土葬场

在罗马尼亚西部的古坟墓地Silvașu de Jos -Dealu Țapului的M3墓穴上进行了地球物理调查，从考古学上证明了Yamnaya人的存在。为了表征土墩的内部结构，已使用了两种常规的地球物理方法：地磁测量和电阻率层析成像（ERT）。结果允许绘制土丘的中心特征并建立地幔的相对地层，这表明土丘的使用至少在时间上有两个阶段。在土墩的中央进行的考古发掘准确地证实了非侵入性的地球物理勘测结果，并为长期遗忘的考古纪念碑提供了宝贵的年代记录。