Using of ground penetrating radar (GPR) for investigate the subsurface archaeological features of Babylon, the ancient City (Mound Zoona)
Other Title(s)
استخدام الطريقة الجيورادارية للتحري عن الظواهر الأثرية المدفونة في مدينة بابل القديمة (تل زونة)
Joint Authors
Nahabah, Muhammad Salih
Thabit, Jasim Muhammad
Mohammed, Ammar Jasem
Source
Issue
Vol. 60, Issue 1 (31 Mar. 2019), pp.103-114, 12 p.
Publisher
University of Baghdad College of Science
Publication Date
2019-03-31
Country of Publication
Iraq
No. of Pages
12
Main Subjects
Earth Sciences, Water and Environment
Abstract EN
Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) method has been used in the province of Babylon, the ancient city (constituted mound zoona) archeological site The study area is located South of the city of Hilla by 40 km between longitudes 44˚ 24΄ 40˝ E to 44˚ 27΄ 00˝ E, and latitudes 32˚ 31΄ 10 ˝ N to 32˚ 33΄ 00˝ N, The type of GPR that used in the survey fieldwork was of Malå Geoscience / Sweden type (RAMAC /GPR).
The constituted mounts zoona district are surveyed using Seventy – four parallel profiles trending S-N ,N-S , E-W and W-E using the available antenna 160 MHz and 450 MHz, with Five meter spacing between each other are acquired the round-trip survey was conducted for ease and speed of fieldwork for both antenna 160 MHz and 450 MHz taking this into consideration in the interpretation and take special area with dimensions 20*20 meter according to the first shape anomalies individual profiles with one meter between the old the profiles that spacing Five meter also direction longitudinal and transverse also the round-trip survey was conducted for ease and speed of fieldwork was surveyed depending on the result of the regional survey.
It is found that the upper zone of the constituted mounts Zoona characterized by dried clay and sandy soil with brocken archaeological materials, The second zone shows a prominent low resistivity zone probably caused by the moisture in this region that reduces the resistivity.
The thickness of this layer is different from parts of the site to the others.
The third deeper zone is typical for archaeological walls.
Some of the main anomalies, may refer to buried archaeological remains of clay brick walls The 2D and 3D view of the constituted mounts zoona show that the archaeological anomalies are concentrated mainly in the SE part of the district with higher values of the height of the archaeological walls that range between (6-8) meters and reach to more than (10) meters.
At the parts of the study area some walls are with low height that range 4-6 meters.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Nahabah, Muhammad Salih& Mohammed, Ammar Jasem& Thabit, Jasim Muhammad. 2019. Using of ground penetrating radar (GPR) for investigate the subsurface archaeological features of Babylon, the ancient City (Mound Zoona). Iraqi Journal of Science،Vol. 60, no. 1, pp.103-114.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-892044
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Nahabah, Muhammad Salih…[et al.]. Using of ground penetrating radar (GPR) for investigate the subsurface archaeological features of Babylon, the ancient City (Mound Zoona). Iraqi Journal of Science Vol. 60, no. 1 (2019), pp.103-114.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-892044
American Medical Association (AMA)
Nahabah, Muhammad Salih& Mohammed, Ammar Jasem& Thabit, Jasim Muhammad. Using of ground penetrating radar (GPR) for investigate the subsurface archaeological features of Babylon, the ancient City (Mound Zoona). Iraqi Journal of Science. 2019. Vol. 60, no. 1, pp.103-114.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-892044
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 113-114
Record ID
BIM-892044