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- Title
INVESTIGAȚII MAGNETOMETRICE REALIZATE ÎN HOTARUL LOCALITĂȚII CORNEȘTI, JUD. TIMIȘ (CAMPANIA 2017).
- Authors
Ardelean, Adrian-Cristian; Bălărie, Andrei; Szentmiklosi, Alexandru
- Abstract
Within the current technological progress, magnetic mapping of subsurface features has become one of the most widespread investigation method in archaeological prospections. By applying this noninvasive investigation technique two distinct areas within the Cornești village were prospected within the field campaign of 2017 (12 may-12 august), namely: 1. The southern part of the Cornești Iarcuri fortification (on the rampart of Enclosure IV), in the proximity of the village cemetery 2. A small part of the Iugosloveni area, located within the south-western part of the village. The main focus of the current campaign was a more accurate mapping of the rampart of Enclosure IV of the Late Bronze Age fortification from Cornești-Iarcuri. At this stage of research, the fortification from Iarcuri (1765 ha) is the largest prehistoric fortification of Europe. The information obtained from the measurements conducted within the area of the Enclosure IV's rampart (in the vicinity of the orthodox cemetery) confirmed the occurrence of over 250 anomalies of archeological importance, amongst which 58 anomalies could be XIX century graves, while the presence of rampart IV was also accurately identified. The magnetic prospection were combined with non-invasive field surveys which suggest the presence of a multilayered settlement. Fron the surface of the researched area, ceramic artefacts were collected. Chronologically, these archaoelogical materials belongs to the Neolithic period and Early Medieval Age. Definitely, a sound trench excavation will confirm the prezence (or the absence) of this settlement. Inside of the Cornești village, on Iugosloveni site, the aim of the magnetic prospection was the identification of typical archeological structures. The campaign was carried out over a total area of 21955,74 m2, using a Geometrics G-858 cesium vapor magnetometer, equipped with 2 sensors, placed at 0,5 m spacing. The results of the magnetic mapping campaign exhibit over 20 circular or near circular anomalies within the Cornești-Iugosloveni site, confirming thus the occurrence of archaeological features within the area of interest. In the north-west and south-eat corner of the prospected area, two sound trenches were excavated. Both of them indicated a multilayered settlement, starting from Late Neolithic period. The next layers belongs to Early Medieval Age (X-XIII c.) and to the Late Medieval-Early modern period (XVII-XVIII c.). These magnetic prospection results offer important information regarding the presence of human activity within the investigated area, aiding the overall interpretation of the complex bronze age settlement of Cornești Iarcuri.
- Publication
Banatica, 2017, Vol 27, Issue 1, p301
- ISSN
1222-0612
- Publication type
Article