Magnetic prospecting on the archaeological monuments in the district of antique hillfort "Belinskoye" (East Crimea) in 2018

Zubarev V., Smekalov S., Yartsev S.

The publication presents the results of geophysical studies (magnetic prospecting) conducted on the archaeological sites Adzhiel 1, Adzhiel 2 and "Veselov 432", located about 30 km west of the city of Kerch near one of the large ancient hillfort "Belinskoye". Magnetic surveys were carried out in places of the highest concentration of fragments of ancient ceramic, or assumed locations of the remains of buildings. No specific remnants of building structures were identified during the course of the research. However, the results indicate the presence on the monuments Adzhiel 2 and "Veselov 432" of the оjbjects that are economic pits, which was confirmed by digging on Adzhiel 2.

Keywords:archeology, antiquity, Crimea, Bosporus kingdom, hillfort "Belinskoye", magnetic prospecting.