Ground‐penetrating radar and magnetic survey to the west of Al‐Zayyan Temple, Kharga Oasis, Al‐Wadi Al‐Jadeed (New Valley), Egypt
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12430276 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Hiroyuki Kamei (0000-0003-3846-2334, Tokyo Institute of Technology, corresponding author), Magdy Atya (National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics), Magdy Ahmed Atya, Tareq Fahmy Abdallatif (0000-0003-1742-876X, National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics), Masato Mori (0000-0003-4094-974X, Tokyo Institute of Technology), Pasomphone Hemthavy (0000-0001-7709-2642, Tokyo Institute of Technology) |
| Year | 2002 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 93-104 |
| Publication date | 2002-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Archaeological Prospection (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1075-2196 • E-ISSN: 1099-0763 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/arp.185 |
| OpenAlex | W2145033111 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 14 |
Al‐Zayyan Temple or Qasr Al‐Zayyan might be regarded as one in a chain of several fortresses that the Romans built to secure the salver's trade caravan route between Asyut and Sudan, known as Darb Al‐Arbain. Al‐Zayyan temple lies about 25 km south of Al‐Kharga city, the capital of the New Valley, and deviates to the east of Al‐Kharga‐Paris main road some 2 km along the Al‐Zayyan‐Aarif minor road. The background information about the temple is very scarce, and even what is known is neither clear nor accurate. Some indications have ascribed it to Amenebis and that it was restored during the reign of Emperor Antoninus ( AD 138–161). An integrated ground‐penetrating radar (GPR)survey using the SIR 2000 Geophysical Survey Systems, Inc. (GSSI) together with magnetic survey using FM36 (GeoScan) and the three component fluxgate gradiometer TRM‐70D (Tokin) have been applied to the western side of the temple. The results show relatively large‐scale buried structures in a direction intersecting that of the present temple at about 45°. Some particular features within the structure have been speculatively ascribed on the basis of comprehending their signatures in the GPR sections. The magnetic results have improved the identification of some objects revealed by the GPR and provided ideas about some of the other features. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
Ancient history · Archaeology · Emperor · Geophysical survey · Gradiometer · Ground-Penetrating Radar · Magnetic anomaly · Magnetic survey · Magnetometer · Physics · Radar · Temple · Computer Science · Geophysical and Geoelectrical Methods · Geophysical Methods and Applications · History · Seismic Waves and Analysis · Geology · Geophysics · Paleontology
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| Unique citing works | 7 |
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| Citations per year | 0.33 |
| Citation span | 2005 - 2018 (14) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |