Ancient Egyptians change the orientation of their temples from True East （during the old kingdom） to the Winter Solstice （during the new kingdom）, because of the cultic change from a rather pure solar to a mixed s...Ancient Egyptians change the orientation of their temples from True East （during the old kingdom） to the Winter Solstice （during the new kingdom）, because of the cultic change from a rather pure solar to a mixed solar religion （R^a to Amfin-R^a）. The traditional methods for measuring the orientations and alignment, the axis of ancient Egyptian constructions like field survey are usually time consuming and costly. Remote sensing techniques are becoming powerful tools for archaeologists in their discovery and exploration ancient sites. Many researchers have considered very high resolution sensors, especially IKONOS with 1.0 m resolution, QuickBird with 0.61 m resolution and Geoeye-1 with 0.50 m resolutions as possible substitutes of the classical aerial photos used for multi purposes such as cartographic at large scales. Research objectives is to establish a practical methodology for calculation the orientation of the main axis of the ancient Egyptian temple based on very high resolution QuickBird images as alternative for traditional methods. Five sites have been selected to perform our research lies in Luxor city, Egypt： Luxor, Karnak, Hatshepsut, Ramesseum temples and Madinat Habu. Analysis of the obtained results has been done to explain the type of orientation of Luxor temples. Previous archaeologist＇s studies classified the orientation of ancient Egyptians constructions into astronomical orientation （solar, moon and stars） or topographical orientation （Nile direction and hills） or both. A comparative study has been done between the results obtained from traditional methods （field survey and Google Earth images） and from very high resolution QuickBird satellite images. From the obtained results, error in the main axis azimuth of Luxor, Karnak, Madinat Habu, Hatshepsut and Ramesseum temples range about minutes of are. One can concluded that using VHR （Very High Resolution） QuickBird satellite images in calculation the azimuth of ancient sites is the accurate method.展开更多
The authors employ the high-density resistivity method during an archaeological investigation of Sumicheng site,an ancient city of the Tang Dynasty,to find evidence of human activities and locate a favorable target fo...The authors employ the high-density resistivity method during an archaeological investigation of Sumicheng site,an ancient city of the Tang Dynasty,to find evidence of human activities and locate a favorable target for archaeological excavation in the southern part of the outer city.There are two obvious high-resistivity structures,the south wall of the inner city and an ancient building near the south gate along the outer city wall,of which the resistivities are indicative of rammed soil foundations.The south wall of the inner city is continuous but is cut off abruptly to the east,which we suggest it is due to either wall damage or destruction.The resistivity signature of the target area is verified by archaeological excavation,proving the feasibility and effectiveness of implementing the high-density resistivity method for archaeological exploration.展开更多
People who have been to Wangfujing,Beijing’s major shopping district, are amazed bythe extraordinary palaeoanthropological siteunearthed there. "It is miraculous that humanbeings who lived here 20,000 years ago are
文摘Ancient Egyptians change the orientation of their temples from True East （during the old kingdom） to the Winter Solstice （during the new kingdom）, because of the cultic change from a rather pure solar to a mixed solar religion （R^a to Amfin-R^a）. The traditional methods for measuring the orientations and alignment, the axis of ancient Egyptian constructions like field survey are usually time consuming and costly. Remote sensing techniques are becoming powerful tools for archaeologists in their discovery and exploration ancient sites. Many researchers have considered very high resolution sensors, especially IKONOS with 1.0 m resolution, QuickBird with 0.61 m resolution and Geoeye-1 with 0.50 m resolutions as possible substitutes of the classical aerial photos used for multi purposes such as cartographic at large scales. Research objectives is to establish a practical methodology for calculation the orientation of the main axis of the ancient Egyptian temple based on very high resolution QuickBird images as alternative for traditional methods. Five sites have been selected to perform our research lies in Luxor city, Egypt： Luxor, Karnak, Hatshepsut, Ramesseum temples and Madinat Habu. Analysis of the obtained results has been done to explain the type of orientation of Luxor temples. Previous archaeologist＇s studies classified the orientation of ancient Egyptians constructions into astronomical orientation （solar, moon and stars） or topographical orientation （Nile direction and hills） or both. A comparative study has been done between the results obtained from traditional methods （field survey and Google Earth images） and from very high resolution QuickBird satellite images. From the obtained results, error in the main axis azimuth of Luxor, Karnak, Madinat Habu, Hatshepsut and Ramesseum temples range about minutes of are. One can concluded that using VHR （Very High Resolution） QuickBird satellite images in calculation the azimuth of ancient sites is the accurate method.
基金projects of Jilin Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology(No.3S318B564423)National Key R&D Program of China(No.2017YFC0601305)Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities.
文摘The authors employ the high-density resistivity method during an archaeological investigation of Sumicheng site,an ancient city of the Tang Dynasty,to find evidence of human activities and locate a favorable target for archaeological excavation in the southern part of the outer city.There are two obvious high-resistivity structures,the south wall of the inner city and an ancient building near the south gate along the outer city wall,of which the resistivities are indicative of rammed soil foundations.The south wall of the inner city is continuous but is cut off abruptly to the east,which we suggest it is due to either wall damage or destruction.The resistivity signature of the target area is verified by archaeological excavation,proving the feasibility and effectiveness of implementing the high-density resistivity method for archaeological exploration.
文摘People who have been to Wangfujing,Beijing’s major shopping district, are amazed bythe extraordinary palaeoanthropological siteunearthed there. "It is miraculous that humanbeings who lived here 20,000 years ago are
