Reconstruction of former channel systems in the northwestern Nile Delta (Egypt) based on corings and electrical resistivity tomography (ERT)
<p>The current state of research about ancient settlements within the Nile Delta allows the hypothesizing of fluvial connections to ancient settlements all over the Nile Delta. Previous studies suggest a larger Nile branch close to Kom el-Gir, an ancient settlement hill in the northwestern Nil...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | deu |
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Copernicus Publications
2021-06-01
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| Series: | Eiszeitalter und Gegenwart |
| Online Access: | https://egqsj.copernicus.org/articles/70/151/2021/egqsj-70-151-2021.pdf |
| Summary: | <p>The current state of research about ancient settlements within the
Nile Delta allows the hypothesizing of fluvial connections to ancient settlements
all over the Nile Delta. Previous studies suggest a larger Nile branch close
to Kom el-Gir, an ancient settlement hill in the northwestern Nile Delta.
To contribute new knowledge to this little-known site and prove this
hypothesis, this study aims at using small-scale paleogeographic
investigations to reconstruct an ancient channel system in the surroundings
of Kom el-Gir. The study pursues the following: (1) the identification of sedimentary
environments via stratigraphic and portable X-ray fluorescence (pXRF) analyses of the sediments, (2) the
detection of fluvial elements via electrical resistivity tomography (ERT),
and (3) the synthesis of all results to provide a comprehensive
reconstruction of a former fluvial network in the surroundings of Kom
el-Gir. Therefore, auger core drillings, pXRF analyses, and ERT were conducted to examine the sediments within
the study area. Based on the evaluation of the results, the study presents
clear evidence of a former channel system in the surroundings of Kom el-Gir.
Thereby, it is the combination of both methods, 1-D corings and 2-D ERT
profiles, that derives a more detailed illustration of previous
environmental conditions which other studies can adopt. Especially within
the Nile Delta which comprises a large number of smaller and larger ancient
settlement hills, this study's approach can contribute to paleogeographic
investigations to improve the general understanding of the former fluvial
landscape.</p> |
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| ISSN: | 0424-7116 2199-9090 |