2-D and 3-D resistivity in the area of the Menkaure Pyramid Giza, Egypt

Abbas, Abbas Mohamed; Sultan, Sultan Awad; Santos, Fernando A. Monteiro

doi:10.1007/s10064-008-0142-5

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“…In archaeological applications, ERT is particularly valuable for its ability to detect variations in soil or sediment resistivity caused by changes in composition, moisture content and the presence of archaeological features. The technique involves injecting electrical currents into the ground through electrodes and measuring the resulting potential differences to create a resistivity profile of the subsurface (Abbas, Sultan, and Santos 2008).…”

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“…Pyramids and sphinx on the Giza plateau are may be one of the most known archaeological site in the world. In this area, Abbas, Sultan, and Santos (2008) applied electrical resistivity survey in archaeological site around the Queen's pyramid in Giza and found subsurface structures at several meters deep. Barsukov and Fainberg (2015) used electrical resistivity technique to investigate the geological structures up to 100 m. Oristaglio, Haldorsen and Englund (2005) used GPR near Sphinx and fond man‐made structure such as a tunnel.…”

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GPR and ERT Exploration in the Western Cemetery in Giza, Egypt

Sato,

Saito,

Abbas

et al. 2024

Archaeological Prospection

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A geophysical exploration employing ground‐penetrating radar (GPR) and electrical resistivity tomography (ERT) was conducted at the Western Cemetery, Giza, Egypt, in 2021–23 by a joint research team of Higashi Nippon International University, Tohoku University and the National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics (NRIAG), Helwan, Egypt. We believe we found an anomaly: a combination of a shallow structure connected to a deeper structure. The shallow structure, which is L‐shaped in the horizontal plane, 10 m by 10 m, was clearly imaged by GPR. It seems to have been filled with sand, which means it was backfilled after it was constructed. It may have been an entrance to the deeper structure. Its depth is of up to 2 m, measured from the ground surface. Below this structure, ERT reveals a highly electrically resistive anomaly, which extends over an area of about 10 m by 10 m. The depth of the structure is about 5–10 m below the surface. Electrically resistive material in a sand dune can be a mixture of sand and gravel, including sparse spacing or air voids within it. Neither GPR nor ERT could identify the properties of the anomaly.

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GPR and ERT Exploration in the Western Cemetery in Giza, Egypt

Sato,

Saito,

Abbas

et al. 2024

Archaeological Prospection

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“…The ERT response is a colour-shade image of the apparent electric resistivity. Depths and type of causative structures, and walls or tombs has long been a common practice and can be determined by ERT (Atkinson, 1952;Monteiro and Senos Matias 1987;Ponti et al, 1996;Cammarano et al, 1997;Sarris and Jones, 2000;Thacker et al, 2002;Bernard et al, 2004;Leucci, 2006;Papadopoulos et al, 2006;AL-Sayed, 2007;Batayneh et al, 2007;Abbas et al, 2008;Drahor et al, 2008;Gaffney, 2008;Tsokas et al, 2008;Tsokas et al, 2009;Abbas et al, 2009;Leopold et al, 2010;Papadopoulos et al, 2010;Berge and Drahor, 2011;Leopold et al 2011;Leucci and Greco, 2012;Hemeda and Pitilakis, 2017).…”

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The discovery of the tomb of the Great Army General Iwrhya: A quasi 3D Electrical Resistivity Tomography (ERT), Saqqara, Giza, Egypt

Aguizy

Gobashy

Metwally

et al. 2020

Contrib. Geophys. Geod.

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A quasi 3D electrical resistivity (ERT) survey was undertaken at a UNESCO World Heritage site, Saqqara, Giza, Egypt, during a joint archaeological-geophysical mission from Cairo University. The main objective is to detect the locations of the subsurface archaeological tombs/or crypts and to allocate any possible archaeological bodies/features buried underneath the study area. In this survey, SYSCAL Pro system with 24 electrodes and a multi-core cable is used for automatic data acquisition of profiling data. The dipole–dipole array was used to enhance resolution, 14 resistivity lines are conducted during this Survey. The processed data were analysed in order to produce resistivity tomography (ERT) for qualitative and quantitative interpretations. Inversion of the ERT data identified variation of resistivity values and the expected locations of the underground galleries and highlight the presence of regular shape structures probably due to features of archaeological interest. Excavations made accordingly in the study area led to an interesting discovery of a tomb of the Great Army General, Iwrhya. The tomb is approximately 2000 years old as it covers the reigns of both Kings Seth I and Ramesses II. Using the 3D resistivity tomography with such a multi-electrode technique proved its efficiency and applicability for non-invasive archaeo-geophysical prospecting.

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