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Geophysical Studies of the Visually Imperceptible Shekshovo-9 Medieval Necropolis in Suzdal Opolie

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Searching for buried ancient objects that have no traces on the surface as a result of plowing of the topsoil for centuries is a challenge for archaeology. In this paper, the use of geophysical methods for mapping necropolises is illustrated by a geophysical survey of the Shekshovo-9 burial site (Suzdal Opolie). The main idea is to detect archaeological objects using geophysical data, regarding them as heterogeneities against the background.

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Notes

  1. The geological structure is determined from 2019 drilling data.

  2. Resistance is determined from 2D inversion.

  3. In May 2019, the electrical resistance of water in the Urda River was 16.5 to 17.5 Ohm m, 55 to 65 Ohm m, in puddles on the field and road, and 140 Ohm m in the swampy area.

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

We are grateful to A.A. Pelevin, S.A. Akulenko, A.M. Pavlova, T.V. Topilina, A.Yu. Palenov, and P.S. Tolstov who participated in the geophysical survey and data processing and interpretation.

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This work was supported by the Russian Science Foundation (project no. 19-18-00538).

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  1. Department of Geology, Moscow State University, 119991, Moscow, Russia

    I. N. Modin & V. A. Shevchenko

  2. Institute of Archeology, Russian Academy of Sciences, 117292, Moscow, Russia

    S. A. Erokhin

  3. State Historical Museum, 109012, Moscow, Russia

    A. M. Krasnikova

  4. Institute of Geography, Russian Academy of Sciences, 109017, Moscow, Russia

    I. G. Shorkunov

  5. GEOSCAN Research and Production Company LLC, 119313, Moscow, Russia

    A. D. Skobelev

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Modin, I.N., Erokhin, S.A., Krasnikova, A.M. et al. Geophysical Studies of the Visually Imperceptible Shekshovo-9 Medieval Necropolis in Suzdal Opolie. Moscow Univ. Geol. Bull. 76, 1–13 (2021). https://doi.org/10.3103/S0145875221010087

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