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Magnetic Gradient and Electrical Resistivity Tomography Surveys in Meroe, the Capital City of the Kush Kingdom, Sudan

  1. M. A. Mohamed-Ali1,*,
  2. T. Herbich2,
  3. K. Grzymski3,
  4. R. Hobbs1

Article first published online: 16 JAN 2012

DOI: 10.1002/arp.1415

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Archaeological Prospection

Archaeological Prospection

Volume 19, Issue 1, pages 59–68, January/March 2012

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Mohamed-Ali, M. A., Herbich, T., Grzymski, K. and Hobbs, R. (2012), Magnetic Gradient and Electrical Resistivity Tomography Surveys in Meroe, the Capital City of the Kush Kingdom, Sudan. Archaeol. Prospect., 19: 59–68. doi: 10.1002/arp.1415

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  1. 1

    Department of Earth Sciences, Durham University, Durham, UK

  2. 2

    Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland

  3. 3

    Department of World Cultures, Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

*M. A. Mohamed Ali, Faculty of Earth Science and Mining, University of Dongola, Wadi Halfa, Sudan. Email: m.a.mohamed-ali@durham.ac.uk

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 6 MAR 2012
  2. Article first published online: 16 JAN 2012
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 4 DEC 2011
  4. Manuscript Revised: 8 JUL 2011
  5. Manuscript Received: 28 AUG 2010

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