TOPOGRAPHY OF THE SOUTHERN PART OF BOLGARY SITE (METHODS OF CONSTRUCTIONS SEARCH AND INTERPRETATION)

Abstract

Low effi ciency of architectural constructions by geophysical methods provokes necessity of the other methods application. The absence here of modern rural buildings and simple way to identify the traces of latest land-utilization ensure eff ective of cosmic photos and its comparison to old maps of the site. The critical approach to the both groups of the sources in important. The traces of last fields and communications on cosmic photos must be discarded. Old maps of the site (sometimes very inaccurate) frequently have no full explication of objects or more important give incorrect explanation. By the last years some constructions that are signed on maps and visible on cosmic photos were explored in the periphery of the site (excavations CLXXIV, CXCIV, CCI, CCII, CCIII, CCXIV).
There are few unidentifi ed constructions available excluding wells. The map accompanying report by prince Meszsherskyi (1776) was misdated to 19th c. (Map for economic village Bolgary…). It fi xes f pit or building near south–west urban gate (fi g. 7). Small building near mausoleum №5 (excavation LXXXVIII) may be identifi ed confi dently. Incomplete explication for the most detailed maps (group by Strauss – Ritter) conditioned diffi culties in interpretation. May be some objects on them are duplicated. Discovery of some monumental constructions else is possible, but it may be confi rmed by excavation only.