A Spatial Pattern(S) of the Eneolithic Multi-Phase Settlement of Brînzeni IV (North-Western Moldova) from the Perspective of Non-Invasive Geophysical Surveys
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Keywords

non-invasive surveys
magnetometry
spatial patterns
Eneo- lithic
Brînzeni IV

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Sîrbu, G., Król, D., Przybyła, M. M., & Rybicka, M. (2020). A Spatial Pattern(S) of the Eneolithic Multi-Phase Settlement of Brînzeni IV (North-Western Moldova) from the Perspective of Non-Invasive Geophysical Surveys. Baltic-Pontic Studies, 24, 140–153. https://doi.org/10.2478/bps-2020-0002

Abstract

Non-invasive geophysical methods are often very useful and efficient in the investigation of various archaeological sites. Using one of the most popular of them, i.e. magnetometry, we carried out a survey of the area of the multi-phase Eneolithic site of Brînzeni IV (north-western Moldova) in 2019. As a result, the spatial arrangement of the site and its current state of preservation were preliminarily identified.

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