Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1780686 | NRIAG Journal of Astronomy and Geophysics | 2012 | 11 Pages |
Abstract
VLF-EM data were collected along parallel lines covering the investigated site with a line-to-line spacing of 1Â m. The point-to-point distance of 1Â m along the same line was employed. The data were qualitatively interpreted by Fraser filtering process and quantitatively by 2-D VLF inversion of tipper data and forward modeling. Results obtained from VLF-EM interpretation are correlated with 2-D resistivity imaging and drilling information. Findings showed a highly resistive zone at a depth extended from about 25-45Â m buried beneath Osiris temple, which could be indicated as the tomb of Cleopatra and Anthony. This result is supported by Fraser filtering and forward modeling results. The depth of archeological findings as indicated from the geophysical survey is correlated well with the depth expected by archeologists, as well as, the depth of discovered tombs outside Tap-Osiris Magna temple. This depth level has not been reached by drilling in this site. We hope that the site can be excavated in the future based on these geophysical results.
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Authors
Abbas M. Abbas, Mohamed A. Khalil, Usama Massoud, Fernando M. Santos, Hany A. Mesbah, Ahmed Lethy, Mamdouh Soliman, El Said A. Ragab,