E&G Quaternary Science Journal
E&G Quaternary Science Journal
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Articles | Volume 70, issue 1
Articles | Volume 70, issue 1
https://doi.org/10.5194/egqsj-70-39-2021
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Articles | Volume 70, issue 1
Research article
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28 Jan 2021
Research article |  | 28 Jan 2021

Western Mareotis lake(s) during the Late Holocene (4th century BCE–8th century CE): diachronic evolution in the western margin of the Nile Delta and evidence for the digging of a canal complex during the early Roman period

Maël Crépy and Marie-Françoise Boussac

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Based on a new method, this paper proves the presence of several lakes during Greco-Roman antiquity in the Mariut basin and the digging of a canal network (up to 12 km long) in the Roman period to link them to Lake Mareotis. This challenges a 2-century-long scientific tradition according to which Lake Mareotis naturally linked Taposiris Magna to Alexandria during the Hellenistic and Roman periods. It is thus a starting point for new analyses of regional archaeology and geoarchaeology.
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Geoarchaeology of the Nile Delta