Combining data of different GPR systems of surveys of the roman fort Qreiye-cAyyash, Syria

Abstract

Introduction The Roman fort of Qreiye-cAyyash was founded in the late 2nd or early 3rd century AD and was abandoned in the mid-third of the 3rd century AD. It is situated immediately north of the modern village of cAyyash, 12 km upstream from Deir ez-Zor in Syria, on the edge of a plateau overlooking the valley of the river Euphrates. The Roman fort comprises 220 x 220 m and was discovered in 1929 by A. Poidebard in the course of an aerial photographic reconnaissance (Poidebard, 1934, 87-88, ...