Satellite cataloguing finished at temple complex of Medinet Habu
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Egyptian archaeologists have finished documenting with satellite images the temple complex of Medinet Habu, on the west bank of the Nile in the city of Luxor, some 700 kilometers south of Cairo. As reported by the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) in a statement, the latest technology in three-dimensional and aerial photography were employed to survey and take pictures of the area.
The cataloguing of Medinet Habu is part of a project to record and restore antiquities in Egypt, in addition to using advanced technology to discover new archaeological sites. It is expected that the project will also involve the archaeological sites in the Valley of the Kings and the Valley of the Queens in Luxor, and the plateau of the Pyramids of Giza and Saqqara in Cairo. SCA’s director of the Department of Egyptian Antiquities, Sabri Abdel Aziz, said in the statement that the satellite cataloguing project will span between six and twelve months in each archaeological site. Scientific studies will also be conducted for urban planning in the areas near the sites and to assess the effects of the environment and groundwater in the temples.
The SCA developed this initiative in collaboration with the National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences (NARSSS) and “Medinet Mubarak,” an organization which conducts scientific studies using aerial and ground laser photography.
The project has a budget of 950 billion Egyptian pounds (about 176 thousand dollars), funded by the SCA and NARSSS.
The complex of Medinet Habu includes a temple bearing the same name built by Pharaoh Ramses III of the 20th dynasty (1554 and 1075 BC).
Translated from El Universal
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