EES Delta Survey - Geophysical Survey at Tell el-Farama (Pelusium)

For the third season running, during March and April 2011, Dr Patricia Spencer, the Society’s Director, will be posting regular updates from the Delta, Egypt.

Further information on the Egypt Exploration Society’s Delta Survey can be found at http://tinyurl.com/6vjngj.

Geophysical Survey at Tell el-Farama (Pelusium)

Tomasz Herbich described the history of excavation at Pelusium in North Sinai - first planned by Hogarth for the EES. The first geophysical survey at the site was done by an Egyptian team in the 1990s and the current Polish team initiated new geophysical research in 2005, revealing the urban layout and enabling the identification of the main streets, narrower ones, and significant structures. Red brick was the main building material and since it is strongly magnetic excellent results were obtained.

In Zone B, near the theatre, geophysical survey revealed an area of fine domestic structures and this was confirmed by excavation.

Tomasz concluded by saying that the ideal situation is always where the geophysical results can be quickly followed by excavation to confirm the nature of structures found to ‘ground-truth’ the geophysical results and provide evidence which can be used comparatively. This had been possible at many sites in the Delta.

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