TY - JOUR ID - TI - Investigation of Subsurface Archaeological Structures Using 2D Electrical Imaging in Babylonian Houses District ,Uruk Site, Iraq AU - Jassim M. Thabit * Emad H. Al - Khersan** Salah N. Abrahem *** PY - 2014 VL - 2 IS - 1 SP - 86 EP - 106 JO - Muthanna Journal of Pure Science (MJPS) مجلة المثنى للعلوم الصرفة SN - 22263284 25725181 AB - Buried structures of Babylonian houses district are investigated using 2Dresistivity imaging techniques . 2D resistivity imaging results show upperzone , near the surface with a high resistivity value which can often be foundthroughout the whole area and is characterized by dried clayed and sandysoil with broken and weathered different archaeological materials such asbroken brick and slag mixed with core boulders. Underneath this upper zone,there is a prominent low resistive layer probably caused by the moisture inthis region that reduces the resistivity with thickness which differs fromparts of the site to the others . Also, 2D resistivity images illustrate zonewith a high resistivity value indicating more intact zone of archaeologicalstructures down to the bottom of the image . It indicates an archaeologicalstructure extending vertically through the images which is typical forarchaeological clay brick walls . 2D results show presence of severalanomalies at different depths ranging from a very high to a low resistiveanomaly. The interpretation of these anomalies , ranged from core boulders,voids , air or clay –filled cavity or grave based on the geophysical andarchaeological data of the site .

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