essay
Geoelectric resistivity contribution to the mode of occurrence of sand islets 'Turtle backs' in the Nile Delta, Egypt
nile delta in transition : 4th.-3rd. millennium b.c. : proceedings of the seminar held in cairo, 21.-24. october 1990, at the netherlands institute of archaeology and arabic studies • Tel Aviv, Israel • Published In 1992 • Pages: 269-287
By: el-Gamili, M. M., Hassanien, A.Gh., el-Mahmoudi, A. E.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
El-Gamili et al. used geoelectic resistivity sounding to study how some of the turtle-backs formed. They tested four tells or turtle-backs. Their research found there are two types of them.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Topography and geology
- traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Early Dynastic Egypt
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2005
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Africa
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Northern Africa
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Geologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Sarah Berry ; 2004
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- no date given
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- not specified
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Delta, Egypt
- NotesAdditional notes
- M. M. el-Gamili, A.Gh. Hassanien, and A.E. el-Mahmoudi
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 286)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 93135611
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Egypt--Antiquities/Egypt--History--To 332 B.C.