Main goals of geophysical prospecting at Al-Khidr site

• detect the course of anomalies and remains from 24AA to the SW (i.e. to measure the part between 24AA and in 2004 prospected area 4) and from area 4 to area 3 prospected in 2004) with the help of DEMP and GPR
• refine the course and appearance of architectures at the excavated part of the site along the W shoreline of Al-Khidr Bay with the help of GPR

Main goals of geophysical prospecting at Al-Awazim (with the help of DEMP and GPR)

• prove the existence and extent of the Bronze Age site
• interprete the anomalies
• identify and limit the archaeological structures

Main goals of geophysical prospecting at Al-Qusur

• test the DEMP method at the archaeological remains visible on surface
• identify possible continuation of the chosen household that is not visible on surface
• test the GPR at the archaeological remains visible on surface
• identify possible continuation of the chosen household that is not visible on surface

Main goals of geophysical prospecting at F6

• prove the existence of underground structures between two excavated areas of Bronze Age site with the help of GPR

Geophysical methods

Two geophysical methods were used:

• dipole electromagnetic profiling method (DEMP – description of the method see in Geophysical prospecting 2004),
• ground penetrating radar (GPR).

Mala (Sweden) GPR system RAMAC X3M with the antenna 500MHz (to depth 2 m) and the antenna 250MHz (to depth deep 4 m) was used for measurements at Al-Khidr (150 x 30 m), Al-Awazim (50 x 50m), Al-Qusur (50 x 50 m) and F6 (76 x 60 m).

Results of geophysical prospecting 2006

Report in processing.

Comparison of geophysical and archaeological results 2006

Report in processing.

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