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Summary

The hazards of ground water rise threatened the most famous and well preserved archaeological sites of the Great Giza Pyramids and Sphinx area investigated using non-destructive geophysical techniques. Ground Penetrating Radar and (GPR) and Electrical Resistivity Sounding and Tomography (VES and ERT) surveys conducted in the study area to characterize the ground water aquifer and determination of the water table level. The water table elevation determined at different archaeological locations within the study area. The average water table depth is about 15 meters, which is safe for the Sphinx status. Water table of the surrounding area reached about 17 m due to different sources of leakage.

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2017-11-05
2024-03-29
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