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	ISOTOPIC DATA: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE SOURCE(S) OF OSIREION GROUNDWATER, ABYDOS, EGYPT
	Parizek, A.; Moneim, Abdel A.; Fantle, M.; Westerman, J.; Issawi, B.
通讯作者	Parizek, A
来源期刊	EGYPTIAN JOURNAL OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND RESTORATION STUDIES
ISSN	2090-4932
EISSN	2090-4940
出版年	2011
卷号	1 期号:1 页码:61-72
英文摘要	Among the many wars which depicted and documented at the ancient Egyptian history, little of them The Osireion, formerly concealed within a West Bank Nile terrace, is thought to have been an important building to the Ancient Egyptians. Its huge building blocks define a rectangular central stone island surrounded by a water-filled channel nearly 13m below the surrounding land surface. The channel was cleared of debris to 4.3m in 1925, but not to its original depth. Westerman (2008) successfully probed to 10.4m using a metal rod. Seismic data suggest its walls may extend 15m below the water table. Westerman listed six questions that elude archeologists and Egyptologists. Why, when and how was the Osireion built? Is in the interior of the island hollow? Why was it built in water? What is the source of the water? Eleven water samples were collected including the Nile, Osireion, two nearby idle dewatering wells, an active eastern French drain and six active water supply wells. delta 18O and delta D were measured by EAEA and PO4, Cl, Na+K and TDS by Sohag University. Factors such as evaporation, mixing, relative humidity, surface elevation and recharge climate can influence isotopic contents. The Nile sample appears most affected by evaporation, consistent with Lake Nasser's great size and arid climate. Water samples fall below the GMWL and paleowater line in a region expected of modern precipitation in arid, low latitude climates. Sinai groundwater by contrast are isotopically lighter, suggestive of recharge at higher elevation during cooler climates. delta 18O, delta D, PO4, Cl, Na+K and TDS concentrations suggest Osireion waters are not easily explained by simple evaporation of any supposed end member. delta 18O and delta D concentrations are strikingly different from two nearby down groundwater gradient, dewatering wells most likely from a mixed source not typical of the ten other samples. Upfllowing from a semi-confined artesian aquifer, possibly also diffuse regional leakage through the Esna Shale are suggested.
英文关键词	Abydos temple Groundwater Isotope Data Archaeology Egypt
类型	Article
语种	英语
收录类别	ESCI
WOS记录号	WOS:000218989600008
WOS类目	Archaeology
WOS研究方向	Archaeology
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/329759
作者单位	[Parizek, A.; Fantle, M.] Penn State Univ, Dept Geosci, University Pk, PA 16802 USA; [Moneim, Abdel A.] Sohag Univ, Sohag, Egypt
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Parizek, A.,Moneim, Abdel A.,Fantle, M.,et al. ISOTOPIC DATA: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE SOURCE(S) OF OSIREION GROUNDWATER, ABYDOS, EGYPT[J],2011,1(1):61-72.
APA	Parizek, A.,Moneim, Abdel A.,Fantle, M.,Westerman, J.,&Issawi, B..(2011).ISOTOPIC DATA: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE SOURCE(S) OF OSIREION GROUNDWATER, ABYDOS, EGYPT.EGYPTIAN JOURNAL OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND RESTORATION STUDIES,1(1),61-72.
MLA	Parizek, A.,et al."ISOTOPIC DATA: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE SOURCE(S) OF OSIREION GROUNDWATER, ABYDOS, EGYPT".EGYPTIAN JOURNAL OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND RESTORATION STUDIES 1.1(2011):61-72.