Geophysics and Archaeology of Bronze Age Settlements - A Case Study from Kamennyi Ambar Fortified Settlement (South Urals

The paper presents the preliminary results of the geomagnetic investigation at the Kamennyi Ambar settlement (Chelyabinsk region, Russia). The survey covered 400 m2 and produced a detailed magnetic map. Then, following the excavation process of the Southern fortification line, the gradient magnetic survey (area 8 x 8 m) was conducted gradually in 20 cm up 0 to -120 cm levels to determine a source of anomalies that were clearly visible on the geomagnetic card. Joined geomagnetic and archaeological methods allowed to establish the source of anomalies and to relate them to definite archaeological structures.