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Electrical resistivity exploration of the Royal Ptolemic Necropolis in the Royal Quarter of Ancient Alexandria, Egypt
Author(s) -
Gaber S.,
ElFiky A. A.,
Shagar S. Abou,
Mohamaden M.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
archaeological prospection
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.785
H-Index - 38
eISSN - 1099-0763
pISSN - 1075-2196
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1099-0763(199903)6:1<1::aid-arp108>3.0.co;2-e
Subject(s) - quarter (canadian coin) , depth sounding , archaeology , ancient history , vertical electrical sounding , range (aeronautics) , electrical resistivity and conductivity , geology , geography , history , cartography , engineering , geotechnical engineering , electrical engineering , aquifer , groundwater , aerospace engineering
On a site located at Chatby, within central Alexandria, Egypt, an intensive resistivity survey was conducted in a trial to explore the Tomb of Alexander the Great and the Royal Ptolemic Necropolis. Using the Wenner configuration, 22 sounding points were measured along three profiles, the minimum and maximum current electrode separations range between 3 and 60 m. Qualitative and quantitative interpretations revealed the presence of high‐resistivity objects, which may be related to buried archaeological bodies at some locations of the study profiles. Copyright © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.