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Carte des résistivités du sous-sol aux abords orientaux du Ramesseum (Louxor,Egypte)

1995; Volume: 19; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.3406/arsci.1995.924

2802-1630

André Guillaume, Magdy Atya, Albert Hesse,

Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History

An electrical survey, with the aim of detecting the remains of ancient structures buried beneath Nile silts, was carried out to the east of the first pylon of the Ramesseum at Luxor. A resistivity map covering an area of 1,25 hectares was produced. Interpretation, augmented by three electrical soundings, enabled clear differentiation between the principal anomalies : those due to agricultural features (fields and drains) and, of greater interest, those which could belong to the Pharaonic period. Test excavation revealed the presence of building blocks and a sandy horizon at an approximate depth of one meter.