Buried Egyptian town revealed by radar

[Melvadius]

The latest stages in the ongoing investigations of the Nile Delta by a team of Austrian archaeologists have been highlighted with the release of satellite and radar images of the ancient town of Avaris which is believed to be the summer capital used when the Hyskos ruled Egypt. Picking up on recent Associated Prerss announcements several newspapers including the Telegraph reports that:

 

Egypt was ruled for a century from 1664-1569 BC by the Hyksos, a warrior people from Asia, possibly Semitic in origin, whose summer capital was in the northern Delta area.

Irene Mueller, the head of the Austrian archaeological team, said the main purpose of the project was to determine how far the underground city extended.

The radar imaging showed the outlines of streets, houses and temples underneath the green farm fields and modern town of Tel al-Dabaa.

Such non-invasive techniques are the best way define the extent of the site, the team said in a statement. Egypt's Delta is densely populated and heavily farmed, making extensive excavation difficult, unlike in southern Egypt with its more famous desert tombs and temples.

The Austrian team of archaeologists has been working on the site since 1975.

 

This article Providing a Map of Avaris, from Egyptian Archaeology, provides much more detail of this project including some good charts and images of the study area.

[Viggen]

i fixed the link (was broken),

fascinating find Melvadius, makes me little proud of my fellow austrians, here the official site (although hasn`t beed updated in a while)

http://www.auaris.at/html/index_en.html

 

cheers

viggen

[Melvadius]

i fixed the link (was broken),

fascinating find Melvadius, makes me little proud of my fellow austrians, here the official site (although hasn`t beed updated in a while)

http://www.auaris.at/html/index_en.html

 

cheers

viggen

 

Thanks Viggen. Sorry about the broken link, I normally double check after posting for that very reason