Magnetometrical Studies of the Golden Horde Sites in the Lower Volga Region

Authors

  • Vladimir G. Bezdudny Institute of Archaeology named after A. Kh. Khalikov, Tatarstan Academy of Sciences
  • Evgeniy M. Pigarev Mari State University
  • Airat G. Sitdikov Kazan (Volga Region) Federal University; Institute of Archaeology named after A. Kh. Khalikov, Tatarstan Academy of Sciences

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24852/2587-6112.2022.6.144.154

Keywords:

archaeology, Golden Horde, Selitrennoye settlement, Lapas complex, furnace, mausoleum, magnetometry

Abstract

The use of non-contact methods of studying archaeological monuments of a large area is considered in the paper. It presents the results of magnetometrical studies on the Selitrennoye settlement (Sarai al-Jedid city is the capital of the Golden Horde) and on the Lapas complex, that is a necropolis of the Golden Horde aristocracy. The comparative analysis shows the results of aerial photography and topographical survey of archaeological sites. Variants of decryption of magnetometry data and the results of verification of these data by archaeological methods are proposed. The authors recommend the use of magnetometrical studies in the implementation of projects for the museumification of archaeological sites.

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2022-12-27

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Bezdudny , V. G. ., Pigarev , E. M. ., & Sitdikov , A. G. . (2022). Magnetometrical Studies of the Golden Horde Sites in the Lower Volga Region . Arkheologiia Evraziiskikh Stepei (Archaeology of the Eurasian Steppes), (6), 144–154. https://doi.org/10.24852/2587-6112.2022.6.144.154

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No. 6 (2022)

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