Geophysical investigation for mapping the archaeological features at Qantir, Sharqyia, Egypt

Archaeological Prospection

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 27-42

  Abdallatif, T F ^a   Mousa, S E ^b   Elbassiony, A ^b  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ASTRONOMY AND GEOPHYSICS   (Egypt)

^b Ain Shams University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Archaeology; Gradiometer; Magnetogram; Piramesses; Qantir; Resistivity

Indexed keywords

EID: 10944241484     PISSN: 10752196     EISSN: 10990763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/arp.190     Document Type: Article

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