Ground-penetrating radar and electrical resistivity tomography surveys at Petra’s Treasury led to the excavation of a previously unknown tomb. The video argues that ERT anomalies in tombs 62D and 62E may represent another row of cavities below the side tombs, but that broader cave layout has not been confirmed. High resistivity can indicate voids, and the roughly 6-metre ERT depth leaves deeper areas untested.
Petra survey confirms hidden tomb; ERT points to possible additional voids
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- The 2024 investigation combined ground-penetrating radar and electrical resistivity tomography around Petra’s Treasury; excavation confirmed a previously unknown tomb containing 12 individuals.
- The video interprets ERT anomalies in tombs 62D and 62E as resembling the signatures of the Treasury’s five side tombs and as a possible row of cavities below them. The cited sources do not confirm a cave row.
- Red on the displayed ERT scale represents high resistivity, which can be consistent with voids or cavities but does not by itself prove they are caves.
- The video says the ERT profiles reached only about 6 metres below ground, leaving deeper structures untested.
- The video’s claims that the possible voids extend beyond the cliff face or approach the scale of the Treasury chambers remain interpretations of the geophysical data, not excavated findings.
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