Abstract
Some Geoarchaeological Defects in Some Ancient Egyptian Rock-Tombs and Amphitheatre Temples at the west Thebe. Which have played a role in their deterioration and damage.
Prof. Abdou A.O.D. El-Derby
Associate professor of Archaeology Conservation, Chairman of Archaeology Conservation Department, Faculty of Archaeology, South Valley University, Qena , Egypt
Ex. Director General of Archaeology Conservation , The State Ministry for Antiquities Affairs
My talk monitors some Geoarchaeological defects in some ancient Egyptian rock-tombs and amphitheatre temples at the west Thebes, which due to the lithostratigraphy (problems of locations of contacts of Theban limestone and Esna shale ,and contacts of Esna shale and Tarawan chalk in these monuments and their backdrop amphitheatres) , the geological structure (diversity, variety and heterogeneity of the Thebes formation limestones in west Thebes) , the design type and the quality of tombs, the location of these tombs and temples for the surrounding topography (flooding waters around and in) , the high fissuring, fractured, faulting and jointing state of some areas of West Thebes and overlapping and intersection between some tombs which cause deterioration and damage aiming to prediction of incoming problems, and determining interventions of conservation, and management of the these tombs, temples and their contexts.
