| Name | Location |
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Extent | No. | Notes | Literature |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gassa, T el- | In Menzala lake, E of Dumyat | 31 22 08N
31 50 43E |
|
474 | Although not marked on ESA 1996 map NH36-N1d, the site exists and excavations were carried out in 1997 by Inspector Rida of the SCA Damietta Office. Said to be entirely of Roman and Late Roman date. Details and photos. | SCA Daqahliya - Damietta register no. 050103. On SoE 1:100,000 (1916) map. |
| Gayid, K | SW of Abu Hummus | 30 55 27N
30 11 52E |
(2007) |
422 | Half the original mound has been dug out for landfill, leaving a water-filled crater. The east half survives. | SoE 1:100,000 (1916). |
| Gebel, K | SE of Hosh Isa | 30 49 07N
30 26 14E |
|
630 | Satellite imagery (2007) shows low mound remnants here with others in the fields to the north west. The latter area visited by J. Trampier in 2007, who reported Roman pottery in the fields. | SCA Beheira register no. 100236. SoE 1:100,000 (1916): shows a Kom el-Gilla.. On sketch map by Coulson, in Brink, Archaeology of the Nile Delta, 260. |
| Geif, K | SE of Damanhur | 30 53 50N
30 35 33E |
|
17 | Major site not part of this survey
Historical site of ancient Naukratis. Large bibliography available. |
SCA Beheira register no. 100253. For bibliography, click here: Geif |
| Geradat, El | SE of Abu Hummus | 31 04 27N
30 18 47E |
|
644 | Visited by Penny Wilson for EES in 2005: This place is misplaced by the SCA Atlas, but is on the SoE map as Al Jaradat. There is a village here but no obvious antiquities area. Details. | SCA Beheira register no. 100109, placed on the SCA map much too far to the NW. Wilson, P., The West Delta Regional Survey, Beheira and Kafr el-Sheikh Provinces, 150-1. |
| Geziret ed Dakhla | In Lake Burullos | 31 26 29N
30 47 47E |
(2007) |
260 | On a long island in Lake Burullos. | SCA Kafr es-Sheikh register no. 090163. |
| Geziret el Faras, T | W of Tell Rak | 30 54 00N
31 42 08E |
|
351 | Italian survey 1987-8: Site disturbed and destroyed by modern cemeteries. Some ED and OK pottery noted, also some Roman. Amsterdam University survey notes ceramics of OK, MK, 2IP, NK and Roman. | SCA Sharqiya register 13190102. SoE 1:25,000 series, 90/675; Chlodnicki and Fattovich in CRIPEL 14 (1992), 45-53; Chlodnicki, Bull. GIECE13, 24. Map in Brink, NDIT, 173. Brink, in MDAIK 43 (1986), 21; id., Archaeology of the Nile Delta, 65-114. |
| Geziret el Nisf | E of Tell Rak | 30 53 25N
31 48 40E |
|
571 | Amsterdam University survey 1984-5. Site used as a sand quarry until c. 1978. W side dug away up to borders of villages of Ez.Moh. Bey Hismat and Ez. Ahmed Bey Taufiq el-Baradi. Details | SoE 1:25,000 series, 90/690; ESA 1:50,000 map (1996), sheet NH36-J4d. Brink, MDAIK 43 (1986), 7ff., 22. |
| Geziret Sineita
(Sunaytah, T. es-) |
N of Faqus | 30 49 16N
31 48 04E |
|
566 | Amsterdam University survey 1984-5. Part covered by modern graves. Three LP or NK mud-brick vaulted graves found 1979 by Said Sawi: one lost by 1985 and the others are in poor condition. Late Roman surface sherds. SCA registration request for an area on each side of the mound, 2006. | SCA Sharqiya register 13120050, (Sunaytah). SoE 1:25,000 series, 90/690; Brink, MDAIK 43 (1986), 7ff., 21; also unpublished SCA report 1979. |
| Geziret Umm Agram | W of Husseiniya | 30 51 32N
31 49 42E |
|
569 | Amsterdam University survey 1984-5. A gezira which may have been the cemetery for the settlement on nearby T. Umm Agram. Fragments of plain limestone coffins incorporated into houses of Ez. Arab Darawish, on E half of gezira. | SoE 1:25,000 series, 90/690; Brink, MDAIK 43 (1986), 7ff., 22. |
| Ghafir, T el- | E of Simbellawein | 30 53 40N
31 35 45E |
|
342 | Italian survey 1987-8. Isolated tell, oval of compact silt, quarried away recently (1987), original site larger, sherds for 100m around tell. Roman mound. Another small tell to NE is covered by cemetery. | SoE 1:25,000 series, 90/660; Fattovich Report of 1987 Field Season, (unpub. MS), 14; Chlodnicki and Fattovich in CRIPEL 14 (1992), 45-53; id., map in Brink, NDIT, 173. Not mentioned in pottery report in Bull. GIECE 13. |
| Ghasuli, K el- | S of Kafr ed-Dauwar | 31 05 51N
30 08 25E |
(2007) |
362 | A small mound set in fields, much reduced from its former size, which is apparent from the radial pattern of the fields. | SCA Beheira register no. 100131 ("Gaswleh"). SoE 1:100,000 (1916). |
| Ghawet, T el- | At Baltim | 31 33 40N
31 04 35E |
(2007) |
589 | A large mound at the west end of Baltim, left clear of buildings on the top. Sometimes called Kom el-Ahmar. | SCA Kafr es-Sheikh register no. 090133 |
| Ghazali, T el- | 7.5km N of Faqus | 30 48 30N
31 48 37E |
|
666 | The SCA land under consideration for registration lies on the edge of some orchards to the south of El-Ghazali town. | SCA Sharqiya register 13120030. |
| Gherier, T
(Gharir) |
N of Abu Kebir | 30 51 00N
31 41 03E |
(1985) |
575 | Archaic, OK and Saite sherds noted at the site by Amsterdam University survey in 1985. Only fields show at this location on satellite images of 2007. | SCA Sharqiya register 13130061. SoE 1:25,000 series, 90/675; See ASAE 2 (1901), 80. Brink, in Krzyzaniak et al., Studies in African Archaeology, 4, 279ff.; id., MDAIK 43 (1986), 7-31; id., “The Amsterdam University Survey...”, in Brink, Archaeology of the Nile Delta, 65-114. |
| Gheyta | 9km SW of Bilbeis | 30 22 51N
31 31 42E |
|
218 | Roman settlement and cemetery site. Also known as Tell Yahud. Excavations by Petrie in 1905-6. Bulk of cemeteries from 1st to 3rd centuries AD. Brick lined graves and burials in pottery coffins or jars. | Petrie, Hyksos and Israelite Cities, 54-64. |
| Ghitas, K | S edge of Lake Edku | 31 13 43N
30 15 31E |
(2006) |
226 | Satellite imagery (2006) shows a long, thin mound, loosely overbuilt by blocks of flats. | - |
| Ghizwan, T | 1km S of Zankalun | 30 33 30N
31 26 09E |
|
58 | This site is located approximately 16km SSE of Tell el-Moqdam and was visited by Friedman and Buck in 1992. At that time it was being levelled. Details | - |
| Ghuraf, K el- | W of Fuwa | 31 12 53N
30 25 05E |
|
229 | A large mound, rising 15m above the fields. It has been subject of excavations by an Italian expedition since 2002, see the website cited on the detail page. Visited by Penny Wilson for the EES in 2002. Details and photos. | SoE 1:25,000 map 94/555. SCA Beheira register no. 100164. Wilson, P., The West Delta Regional Survey, Beheira and Kafr el-Sheikh Provinces, 173-5. |
| Ghuzz, K el- | S of Damanhur | 30 53 32N
30 27 10E |
|
609 | Visited by Neal Spencer 2003. Small mound with a surface of wind-blown sand. Rises c.2m above level of surrounding fields. Details | SCA Beheira GIS register 100247. On sketch map by Coulson, in Brink, Archaeology of the Nile Delta, 260. |
| Ghuzz, T el- | SE of Fariskur | 31 15 05N
31 45 39E |
(2005) |
154 | Romano-Coptic site. SCA test pits all over S side in 1999. Clear of overbuilding in cultivation. | SCA Daqahliya - Damietta register no. 050111. |
| Gill, K el- | 19km SW of Kafr ed Dauwar | 30 59 23N
30 01 14E |
(2007) |
628 | Shown on the SoE 1:100,000 (1916) map
under name "Tell el-Gilla". Satellite imagery shows a circular mound with
a quadrant levelled to fields at the SE. Partly overbuilt by a cemetery
and houses. To view in Google EarthTM,
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SoE 1:100,000 (1916). SCA Beheira register no. 100217. Wilson, P., The West Delta Regional Survey, Beheira and Kafr el-Sheikh Provinces, 49-50, 295-6, id. 2010, 121. |
| Gindiya, T el-
(Shillu) |
SE of Abu Kebir | 30 42 15N
31 44 28E |
|
354 | Formerly called T Shalalu, and listed as 'Shillu' by the SCA. Stands clear in the fields, covered with visible remains of ancient buildings. Details | SCA Sharqiya register 13050067 (as Shillu). SoE 1:100,000 (1916). SoE 1:25,000 series, 88/675; Brink, MDAIK 43, (1986), 7ff. |
| Gindiya, T (Ginidba) | N of Abu Kebir | 30 51 22N
31 40 09E |
(2006) |
182 | Italian survey 1987: Archaic and OK sherds published by Chlodnicki. Apparently the same as Ginidba of the Amsterdam University survey, listed in MDAIK 43 (1986), 21. Details | SCA Sharqiya register 13130053. (as Ginidiyya).
SoE 1:100,000 map of 1916 (as 'Ginniya').
SoE 1:25,000 series, 90/675; Chlodnicki and Fattovich in CRIPEL 14 (1992), 45-53; Chlodnicki, Bull. GIECE 13 (1992), 24. |
| Ginn, T | 3 km E of Minshat | 30 55 10N
32 03 00E |
|
203 | Visited in November 2001 by J. and P. Spencer. A dirt-track for vehicles leads right on to the north side of the mound, accessed from the asphalt road which runs from Husseiniya to Qantara. A very sandy mound of large size. Details and photos. | SCA Sharqiya register 13060021.
Müller, in SBAW 8 (1966), 17 and Abb. 9.
Petrie, unpublished sketch-map and notes inserted into volume, Tanis I, (at Edwards Library, University College London). |
| Gir, T el- | NE of Buto | 31 13 27N
30 46 29E |
(2006) |
331 | DAI test 1983: Said to be Ptolemaic and Roman only. Founded on silt. Details and photos. | SCA Kafr es-Sheikh register no. 090118. SoE 1:25,000 series, 94/585; MDAIK 40, 323f; Ballet and von der Way, MDAIK 49 (1993), 14-15 with Fig.7, nos. 44-48; Spencer, SA 14 (1992), 537. |
| Giridli, T el- | 7km SE of Hehia | 30 38 25N
31 39 14E |
|
667 | A small village built on a levelled mound. | SCA Sharqiya register 13150064. |
| Giza, K el- | E of Kafr ed-Dauwar | 31 08 21N
30 11 34E |
|
369 | Identified with Chaireou/Schedia, modern El-Karyun. A Roman site under the modern town, with some antique architecture visible. University of Göttingen concession, 2004. Visited by Penny Wilson in 2004. Details and photos. | SCA Beheira register no. 100154, although its position on their map seems to have been transposed with no. 100156 Kom el-Hamam, = 368 of this database. SoE 1:100,000 (1916); ESA 1:50,000 map NH36-M1a (1996). |
| Gritt, T el- | Diarb es-Suq, nr. Simbellawein | 30 47 21N
31 26 02E |
|
503 | Site nearly destroyed in 1893 and considered of little value by Foucart. Maybe elements under town or below the cemetery at this position. | Foucart ASAE 2 (1901), 73. |
| Gukhiya, K el- | E of Abu Hummus | 31 06 10N
30 22 07E |
|
377 | A very small mound overbuilt by a modern cemetery. | SoE 1:100,000 (1916). |
| Gumah, T | At San el Hagar | 30 59 07N
31 53 30E |
(2005) |
648 | A small outlying mound of the main tell of San el-Hagar, situated 300m from the NE edge of the main site. | SCA Sharqiya register 13060012. |
| Gumaiyima, T | S of Tanis | 30 53 35N
31 53 14E |
(2006) |
186 | Built on gezira, a large mound, levelled on the east side for a village. Excavated by Petrie and Griffith for the EEF. Details | SCA Sharqiya register 13060032. SoE 1:25,000 series, 90/690; PM IV, 9; Petrie and Griffith, Tanis II, Nebesheh and Defenneh; Brink MDAIK 43 (1986), 7ff. |
| Habash, T el- | 4.5km N of Ibrahimiya | 30 45 26N
31 34 20E |
(2004) |
660 | A small, rounded mound in the middle of cultivated fields. It is crossed by a N - S track. | SCA Sharqiya register 13170068. |
| Habba, K | E of Kafr ed-Dauwar | 31 06 45N
30 13 36E |
|
367 | Satellite imagery (2005) shows a field pattern which probably marks a levelled mound. A t the NW end is a survivibng mound remnant, partly overbuilt by houses. | This site would be close to SCA Beheira register 100143 - T. Sidi Yusef (see below, no. 647). SoE 1:100,000 (1916). |
| Habrash, T | 3.5km S of Husseiniya | 30 49 45N
31 54 57E |
|
550 | Amsterdam University survey 1984. Modern name T. Abu el-Liban. Levelled and overbuilt by village of El-Malikiyin el-Bahriya. Formerly 8-10 feddans. Only a few late Roman sherds were found in the fields. | SoE 1:25,000 series, 90/690; Brink, MDAIK 43 (1986), 7ff., 22. |
| Haddadi, K el- | NW of Tida | 31 20 00N
30 47 19E |
(2006) |
284 | Hogarth reported this site was larger than Sidi Salem (282) in 1904 and untouched by sebbakin owing to its salt content. The mound is covered by a vast modern cemetery and lies on the north edge of the town of El-Haddadi. | SCA Kafr es-Sheikh register no. 090101. See Hogarth JHS 24 (1904), 15. |
| Haddadin, T | 12 km N of Faqus | 30 49 55N
31 47 00E |
|
314 | Located at north end of Gezira Umm Arbein. Included in the Amsterdam University 1984-5 survey in MDAIK 43 (1986), 24. OK and 3IP sherds. | Noted ASAE 2, 58-9, figs. 7-8. Listed as Tell el-Iswid (S) by Brink, MDAIK 43 (1986), 24. |
| Hadidi, Kafr el- | E of Simbellawein | 30 52 30N
31 39 32E |
|
346 | Italian survey 1987-8 reported some Roman and Islamic material. No mention in pottery report by Chlodnicki. Shown only as a town on the SoE 1:100,000 (1916) map, NE of Kafr Saqr. | SoE 1:25,000 series, 90/675; Chlodnicki and Fattovich in CRIPEL 14 (1992), 45-53; id., map in Brink, NDIT, 173; Chlodnicki, Bull. GIECE 13, 22-6. |