Geoarchaeological hazards in Aswan Governorate

Document Type : Brief summaries of Dissertations.

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Aswan University

Abstract

Egypt is the richest country in the world with archaeological heritage, which is the best evidence of the creativity of the ancient Egyptian, as there are many archaeological sites dating back to various historical eras, and most of these archaeological sites are located in the study area, which is of great historical importance, and there is no doubt that the ancient Egyptians did not identify the sites of antiquities in a vacuum, but were determined on the basis of sound scientific studies, these monuments have withstood for thousands of years, but they are exposed throughout the ages to many Geoarchaeological hazards that threaten their stability and survival, such as the dangers associated with weathering, groundwater and sand movement, and in all these dangers, we find that man has an effective role, although sometimes indirect, but it is influential as it is one of the causes of geoarcheological hazards, so he must play a positive role in discovering the danger and trying to treat it, and accordingly in this study the geoarchaeological dangers affecting archaeological sites in Aswan Governorate were addressed through the study of natural and human factors Which worked on the activity of these hazards, accelerating their occurrence and increasing their effectiveness, and the manifestations of impact that resulted from them were identified, and some recommendations and proposals were made to reduce geoarchaeological hazards in the archaeological sites in the study area.

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