Application of gamma-ray spectrometry in discovering the granitic monument of King Pepi I: A case study from Hierakonpolis, Aswan, Egypt

The current survey aimed to relocate the so-called granitic ‘stela’ inscribed for King Pepi I. The monument was originally discovered in 1897–1898 by British Egyptologists excavating on an ancient mound located in the floodplain at the archaeological site of Hierakonpolis (modern Kom el-Ahmar) in th...

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Main Authors: Aziz, A, Attia, T, McNamara, L, Friedman, R
Format: Journal article
Published: Springer 2018