Impacts of Alexandria's Heptastadion on coastal hydro‐sedimentary dynamics during the Hellenistic period: a numerical modelling approach
@article{Millet2007ImpactsOA, title={Impacts of Alexandria's Heptastadion on coastal hydro‐sedimentary dynamics during the Hellenistic period: a numerical modelling approach}, author={Bertrand Millet and Jean‐philippe Goiran}, journal={International Journal of Nautical Archaeology}, year={2007}, volume={36}, pages={167 - 176} }
After its foundation in 331 BC, Alexandria was linked to the island of Pharos by the Heptastadion. The present study aims at understanding the impact of this building on the local water and sand dynamics. We used numerical models to compute the wind‐induced currents and sediment re‐suspension, comparatively without and in the presence of the Heptastadion. Results suggest that the Heptastadion was not only a link structure to reach the Pharos island, but a structure liable to reduce the sandy…
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