Ground‐penetrating radar investigations of the Asaviec 2 archaeological site, Northern Belarus
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12133281 |
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| Authors | Alina Tšugai‐Tsyrulnikova (0000-0002-5004-8905, Department of Geology University of Tartu Tartu Estonia, corresponding author), Maxim Charniauski (0000-0002-5953-6550, Department of Archaeology of Prehistory Society Neolithic and Bronze Age Sector Minsk Belarus), Irina Khrustaleva (0000-0002-2187-8117, The State Hermitage Museum St Petersburg Russia), Jüri Plado (0000-0001-7473-6043, Department of Geology University of Tartu Tartu Estonia), Aivar Kriiska (0000-0002-0900-7626, Department of Archaeology University of Tartu Tartu Estonia) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 682-693 |
| Publication date | 2022-03-11 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Geoarchaeology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0883-6353 • E-ISSN: 1520-6548 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/gea.21905 |
| OpenAlex | W4221027574 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 17 |
Asaviec 2 in the Kryvina wetland is one of the best known and the most thoroughly investigated Stone and Bronze Age lake settlement sites in Northern Belarus. Previously, research on the site used excavations and coring, typological analysis and radiocarbon dating of the find material, as well as stratigraphic, lithological and palynological analyses. However, geophysical methods were not used. This study was carried out to test the use of ground‐penetrating radar (GPR) both at this particular site and in peaty sediments generally. The main goal was to determine the lateral spread of the occupation layer and traces of ancient habitation activity. The GPR reflection profiles have been correlated with coring data and previously excavated archaeological profiles. The chaotic pattern in the GPR reflection profiles has been interpreted as disturbed peat, thereby indicating human activity. The areas of disturbed peat and the lower boundary of the peat body were traced and mapped. The occupation layer and signs of human activity are irregularly distributed and largely coincide with the high and intermediate forms of the subsoil relief, but not with the low forms. As a result, we have concluded that GPR is a valuable tool for determining occupational layers in wetlands when verified by excavations and coring
Archaeology · Coring · Cove · Drilling · Excavation · Geography · Geomorphology · Ground-Penetrating Radar · Palynology · Peat · Radar · Radiocarbon dating · Subsoil · Archaeological Research and Protection · Geophysical Methods and Applications · Historical and Archaeological Studies · Geology · Paleontology · Soil Science
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