E&G Quaternary Science Journal
E&G Quaternary Science Journal
EGQSJ
Articles | Volume 70, issue 1
Articles | Volume 70, issue 1
https://doi.org/10.5194/egqsj-70-29-2021
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Articles | Volume 70, issue 1
Research article
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26 Jan 2021
Research article |  | 26 Jan 2021

A new look at the Butic Canal, Egypt

Robert Schiestl

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The Butic Canal, a Roman-period artificial waterway transversing the Egyptian Nile Delta, is investigated by means of newly available remote sensing data (the TanDEM-X digital elevation model and Corona satellite imagery). New features of the construction can thus be detected. Adding historical sources, the canal's function(s) and chronology are discussed.
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Geoarchaeology of the Nile Delta