Geophysical methods in the research of archaeological sites in Western Siberia and Altai: results and perspectives

A joint team from the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography SB RAS and the Institute of Petroleum Geology and Geophysics has performed geophysical and archaeological studies at archaeological sites in Western Siberia and Altai. Studies of different kinds of archaeological sites using magnetometry, near-surface electromagnetic frequency induction sounding (NEMFIS), the resistivity method and geopenetrating radar allowed the effectiveness and productivity of various techniques to be compared..