The vaults of Umm al-Dabadib: geometric study

DOI10.1007/S00004-020-00532-XMaRDI QIDQ2097146zbMATH OpenOpenAlexWikidataFDO

Authors Corinna Rossi, Fausta Fiorillo

Publication date 11 November 2022

Published in Nexus Network Journal (Search for Journal in Brave)

Copyright license Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1007/s00004-020-00532-x

zbMATH Keywords

ancient Egyptelliptical vaultsgeometric constructionsKharga Oasislate Roman fortsNubian vaults

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Mathematics and architecture (00A67)

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