Investigation of Subsurface Archaeological Structures Using 2D Electrical Imaging in Babylonian Houses District ,Uruk Site, Iraq | ||
| Almuthanna Journal of Pure Science (MJPS) | ||
| Article 1, Volume 2, Issue 1, December 2014, Pages 0-0 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Jassim M. Thabit; Salah N. Abrahem; Emad H. Al - Khersan | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Buried structures of Babylonian houses district are investigated using 2D resistivity imaging techniques . 2D resistivity imaging results show upper zone , near the surface with a high resistivity value which can often be found throughout the whole area and is characterized by dried clayed and sandy soil with broken and weathered different archaeological materials such as broken brick and slag mixed with core boulders. Underneath this upper zone, there is a prominent low resistive layer probably caused by the moisture in this region that reduces the resistivity with thickness which differs from parts of the site to the others . Also, 2D resistivity images illustrate zone with a high resistivity value indicating more intact zone of archaeological structures down to the bottom of the image . It indicates an archaeological structure extending vertically through the images which is typical for archaeological clay brick walls . 2D results show presence of several anomalies at different depths ranging from a very high to a low resistive anomaly. The interpretation of these anomalies , ranged from core boulders, voids , air or clay –filled cavity or grave based on the geophysical and archaeological data of the site . | ||
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