Assessment of the Climatological Hazards On Some Archaeological Sites in El Minya Governorate | ||
| Bulletin de la Société de Géographie d'Egypte | ||
| Article 3, Volume 88, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 49-68 PDF (2.49 M) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/bsge.2015.90365 | ||
| Author | ||
| Mohamed Hafez | ||
| Department of Geography & GIS - Faculty of Arts - Helwan University. | ||
| Abstract | ||
| El Minya lies in arid region, it lies between the Upper and maritime links between them, which make them affected by the Mediterranean Sea in the north, and the desert of most actors. In addition to 10 mobile stations having records of Air Temperature, Surface Wind and relative humidity at Archaeological sites in El Minya, the records of two meteorological stations in El Minya were used to carrying the study, most data a period covered of 30-50 years. The study deals with the nature of the climate hazards that affect archaeological sites as a result of changes in the elements of climate. The most serious of these changes because of the resulting risk on archaeological sites, lead to blur the functional elements in the walls, also water leaks from ceilings damages hieroglyphic inscription, in addition at exposed archaeological sites under the effect of wind, rainfall and flood. The study concluded that Climatic phenomena contribute a major role in causing of exacerbating the effects of extreme events on Archaeological sites in El Minya. The outcomes of such events arise in many zones from climate conditions and processes that to Archaeological sites differently exposed or surrounding areas and either limit or enhance their ability to appropriately respond to and recover from hazardous events or conditions. Conclude study that the impact of flood in eastern archaeological sites, and impact of sandstorms in western archaeological sites, and come erosion (rain and Wind) in second place in terms of impact in most of the archaeological sites in El Minya. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Assessment; Climatic Changes; Climatological Hazards; Archaeological sites; El Minya Governorate | ||
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