RESULTS OF FIELD STUDY AT THE UST'-BIYKE-I SITE IN 2020
In the field season of 2020 Biiken research group of the IAET SB RAS carried out archaeological field work in the Chemalsky district in the Altai Republic. The research was conducted at the archaeological site “The Ust'-Biyke-I, settlement”, stratified deposits of which contain finds of Mesolithic, Neolithic and Bronze Age periods. As a result of the work a large collection of artifacts (13,515 specimens) was obtained from the excavated area (area 5,2 m2) and the stratigraphic sequence at the site was clarified. Before the excavation of the site, geophysical studies were carried out with the methods of electrical resistivity tomography (ERT) and ground-penetrating radar (GPR). A detailed topographic plan of the site was made. Based on the provided study a conclusion was made that the cultural deposits are not exposed to intensive technogenic or natural impact at the moment. Up-to-date information entered into the records and was sent to the local department of the Ministry of Cultural Heritage.