423150

A GIS Based Transportation Model of Cemetery En Echelon

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Last updated: 27 Apr 2025

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Egyptology, Archeology, Papyrology

Abstract

This paper aimed at designing a transportation model of Cemetery En Echelon, a nobel cemetery in the Giza plateau. Roads in ancient Egypt were classified to 2 types: 1) those designed and paved by the state, and 2) the paths naturally made by the regular movement of humans and animals. Transportation networks were modelled in ArcGis using network datasets. The study has concluded that the accessibility of tombs declined as the cemetery grew with a large number of tombs not being accessible gradually. Thus, funerary service must have been disconnected for those tombs. However, the large Mastabas, 26 in number, remained accessible till the end of site's history.
 

DOI

10.21608/ijth.2025.423150

Keywords

Road network, Visibility, GIS, Cemetry En Echelon,  Giza

Authors

First Name

May

Last Name

Farouk

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Affiliation

Department of Tourism Guidance, Faculty of Tourism and Hotels, University of Sadat City, Egypt

Email

mai.farouk@fth.usc.edu.eg

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Volume

1

Article Issue

1

Related Issue

55190

Issue Date

2024-12-01

Receive Date

2025-04-18

Publish Date

2024-04-01

Page Start

54

Page End

73

Print ISSN

3062-5580

Online ISSN

3062-5599

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https://ijth.journals.ekb.eg/article_423150.html

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http://journals.ekb.eg?_action=service&article_code=423150

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Original Article

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3,479

Publication Type

Journal

Publication Title

International Journal of Tourism, Hospitality and Civilization

Publication Link

https://ijth.journals.ekb.eg/

MainTitle

A GIS Based Transportation Model of Cemetery En Echelon

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Created At

27 Apr 2025