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Antica città egiziana rilevata dal satellite

Redazione Archaeogate, 07-06-2007   stampa questa pagina

Le immagini catturate dallo spazio hanno rivelato l'esistenza di un'antica città della tarda epoca imperiale romana (intorno al 400 d.C.) in un tell (collina artificiale) situato a circa 350 km. a sud del Cairo. Gli scavi archeologici ne hanno confermato la localizzazione, trovando anche tracce di importanti commerci con la Libia ed il Mediterraneo Orientale.
Il progetto condotto dalla Prof.ssa Sarah Parcak della University of Alabama a Birmingham consiste nel creare una mappatura dei siti archeologici dell'Egitto attraverso le immagini satellitari; nell'ambito delle rilevazioni sono stati individuati altri importanti siti archeologici, distribuiti in un arco temporale di circa 5000 anni di storia.

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The Great Aten Temple at Tell el-Amarna, Middle Egypt. Even though the northern enclosure wall of the temple is buried beneath a modern cemetery, using Quickbird high resolution satellite imagery, it is still possible to see the buried wall. Credit: Sarah H Parcak, University of Alabama at Birmingham
The Great Aten Temple at Tell el-Amarna, Middle Egypt. Even though the northern enclosure wall of the temple is buried beneath a modern cemetery, using Quickbird high resolution satellite imagery, it is still possible to see the buried wall. Credit: Sarah H Parcak, University of Alabama at Birmingham

A Tell in Middle Egypt. Based on archaeological remains it appears this tell represents one of 29 Monasteries known from texts ca. 400 AD. The lines seen as grass are cropmarks representing the outlines of ancient architecture. Credit: Sarah H Parcak, University of Alabama at Birmingham
A Tell in Middle Egypt. Based on archaeological remains it appears this tell represents one of 29 Monasteries known from texts ca. 400 AD. The lines seen as grass are cropmarks representing the outlines of ancient architecture. Credit: Sarah H Parcak, University of Alabama at Birmingham

A large tell in Middle Egypt found completely buried beneath a modern cemetery. Credit: Sarah H Parcak, University of Alabama at Birmingham
A large tell in Middle Egypt found completely buried beneath a modern cemetery. Credit: Sarah H Parcak, University of Alabama at Birmingham

A tell in the East Delta. The lines you see in it are robber's trenches. Credit: Sarah H Parcak, University of Alabama at Birmingham
A tell in the East Delta. The lines you see in it are robber's trenches. Credit: Sarah H Parcak, University of Alabama at Birmingham