Archaeological Sites of the Nile Delta: Page 10
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| Name | Location |
|
Extent | No. | Notes | Literature |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haeh, K el- | SSW of Itayai el Barud | 30 46 18N
30 34 54E |
|
713 | A small mound in the cultivation, overbuilt by modern tombs on the south and east sides. A track crosses the site. | SCA Beheira register no. 100239. |
| Hagar, T el- | 4km NW of T el Balamun | - |
|
- | See Halbouny (147) and Mowrad, T. (688) | - |
| Hagg, K el- | SW of Kafr ed-Dauwar | 31 05 30N
30 00 09E |
|
358 | This site is a small rock outcrop on the edge of the desert limestone rock formation. It is about 4.5m high above the level of the fields and is now used as a rubbish dump by the nearby village Ezbet el Bank. Details and photo | SCA Beheira register no. 100155, but the
location on the SCA map is too far to the west.. SoE 1:100,000 (1916).
Wilson, P., The West Delta Regional Survey, Beheira and Kafr el-Sheikh Provinces, 45-6, 289-91, id. 2010, 119-21. |
| Hagga, T el- (Nasiri) | NW of Abu Kebir | 30 44 57N
31 37 40E |
|
555 | Amsterdam University survey. Modern name T. el-Nasiri. Split into 3 small mounds by fields, with two mounds used for modern graves. Part of a limestone architrave (56 x 48 x 26cm) was noted. Sherds of 1IP to MK. | SCA Sharqiya register 13050077 (as Kafr en-Nusiri). SoE 1:25,000 series, 89/675; Brink, MDAIK 43 (1986), 7ff. |
| Hagres, T
(Kafr el-Ukl) |
NE of T Muqdam | 30 43 15N
31 23 51E |
|
67 | Not examined by Friedman & Buck survey in 1992. A very small remnant of a site mound shows on satellite imagery. | SCA Sharqiya register 13100095, under name Kafr el Ukl. Listed in Koms à Sebakh, 11. Shown on the map in Bietak, Tell ed-Daba II. |
| Halbouny, T | 4km NW of Balamun | 31 17 43N
31 30 54E |
(2007) |
147 | The original name of this site was Tell el-Hagar, but it is now known locally Tell Halbouny from the name of the adjacent village. Visited by J and P Spencer in 2007. Details and photos. | SCA Daqahliya - Dameitta register no. 050114 (marked erroneously as 050113 on the SCA map). The SCA list uses the wrong name 'Tell el-Mowrad (EES no 688). Farag, ASAE 39 (1939), 127-31. |
| Hallin, K | E of Benha | 30 29 20N
31 19 20E |
|
57 | A modern town on an ancient site. | - |
| Hamada, K | E of K el-Hisn | 30 45 34N
30 42 02E |
|
31 | Overbuilt by the town of Kom Hamada, the old part of which rises to 6m above cultivation level. | SoE 1:100,000 (1916). |
| Hamam, K el- | E of Simbellawein | 30 52 35N
31 29 35E |
|
340 | No mound remains at this location, the area is cultivated. Italian survey 1987-8: A disturbed site with Late Roman pottery, spread over four mounds: Details | SoE 1:25,000 series, 90/660; Chlodnicki and Fattovich in CRIPEL 14 (1992), 45-53; id., Bull. GIECE 13, 25. Fattovich, Report of 1987 Field Season, (unpub. MS), 16. |
| Hamam, K el- | N of Mehalla | 31 06 03N
31 08 44E |
(2006) |
86 | Circular mound, completely covered by a modern cemetery. Just north of Dukhmeis town. | - |
| Hamam, K el- | NE of Kafr es-Sheikh | 31 11 03N
31 02 37E |
(2006) |
92 | Satellite imagery shows the remains of a mound, overbuilt by a modern cemetery on its north-east side, with other modern buildings across the centre. | - |
| Hamam, K el- | E of Kafr ed-Dauwar | 31 08 17N
30 11 20E |
|
368 | This is a part of the large mound which included Kom el-Giza (see no. 369). Visited by Penny Wilson in 2004. Details and photos | SCA Beheira register no. 100156, but location in SCA map brochure transposed with Kom el-Giza (369). SoE 1:100,000 (1916). ESA 1:50,000 map NH36-M1a (1996). |
| Hamamu, K | Just W of Biyala | 31 11 29N
31 12 00E |
|
|
A small mound set in fields, overbuilt by an industrial complex. | - |
| Hamamat, K el- | Central N coast | 31 26 35N
31 29 04E |
(2006) |
139 | This mound has been cut by the new coastal highway, constructed since 1997. The area affected was dug by the SCA before removal. | SCA Daqahliya - Dameitta register no. 050117 (marked erroneously 050116 on the SCA map). |
| Hamra, K el- | N of Kafr es-Sheikh | 31 18 13N
30 56 38E |
(2007) |
267 | The sides of the mound have been cut straight by advance of the fields. It is entirely covered by a modern cemetery. | - |
| Hamrat, K el- | 1 km west of T Balsun | 31 08 34N
31 45 34E |
|
477 | Originally lay a short distance to the west of Tell Balsun but the area is now occupied by settlement and cultivation. Visited by J Spencer and P Spencer in 1997. Details | Listed in Koms à Sebakh:12. SoE 1:100,000 (1916). |
| Hamrit, K | NW of Abu el-Zarazir | 30 52 14N
30 26 29E |
|
638 | Visited by Neal Spencer for the Survey in 2004. Details and photo | Beheira SCA register number 100254. |
| Hanana, T | SW of Husseiniya | 30 50 31N
31 53 32E |
|
549 | Amsterdam University survey of 1984 reported the site had been levelled c.1965. Once covered 7 feddan. Surface covered by limestone chips. | SoE 1:25,000 series, 90/690; Brink, MDAIK 43 (1986), 7ff., 22. |
| Hanash, K el-
(Farag) |
S of Kafr ed-Dauwar | 30 58 32N
30 03 09E |
|
400 | The same site as SCA Beheira register no. 100238, listed under the alternative names Hanash and Kom el-Farag. Visited in 2004 by Penny Wilson. This site is under a modern town. Details and photos | SCA Beheira register no. 100238.
SoE 1:100,000 (1916). Wilson, P., The West Delta Regional Survey, Beheira and Kafr el-Sheikh Provinces, 51-2, id. 2010, 121-2. |
| Handuqa, K | Just E of El-Hamul | 31 17 57N
31 11 00E |
|
490 | An extensive mound to the NE side of the road from Biyala to El-Hamul, almost entirely covered by a large modern cemetery containing old eroded tombs as well as recent ones. Seen from the road by J and P Spencer in 1997. | SoE 1:100,000 (1916). |
| Hara, T el- | In Lake Burullos | 31 33 00N
31 01 35E |
|
551 | No information. No traces are visible on satellite imagery. | SCA Kafr es-Sheikh register no. 090119 |
| Hartein, K | N of El-Qurdi | 31 14 31N
31 46 52E |
(2006) |
491 | Within Lake Menzala in 1898. Satellite imagery (2006) shows only a rectangular patch of flat wasteland among regular field plots. | Foucart in RT 20 (1898), 167. |
| Hasan (i), K | NE of Abu Hummus | 31 08 31N
30 21 30E |
|
373 | When surveying the region in 2004-5, Penny Wilson could find no trace of any site of this name. A small mound remnant shows on satellite imagery. | In SCA Beheira register as no. 100173 - Kom Hasan (i). SoE 1:100,000 (1916). |
| Hasan (ii), K | E of Abu Hummus | 31 00 59N
30 15 55E |
(2006) |
701 | The SoE 1:100,000 (1916) map marks the site at this location as 'Kidwet es Samn' . A small mound in fields, some parts overbuilt by a few modern tombs. | SCA Beheira register as no. 100174. Wilson, P., The West Delta Regional Survey, Beheira and Kafr el-Sheikh Provinces, 101-2. |
| Hasanin , T | NNW of Abu Kebir | 30 49 40N
31 39 20E |
|
573 | Amsterdam University survey of 1984-5 found sherds of OK date, suggesting early occupation. | SoE 1:25,000 series, 90/675; Brink, in Krzyzaniak et al., Studies in African Archaeology, 4, 279ff., esp. fig.9, No. 2; Brink, MDAIK 43 (1986), 7ff., 21. |
| Hashem | E of Abu Hummus | 31 11
55N
30 19 48E |
(2005) |
642 | The site consists of a sandy area, with a few pottery sherds lying on the surface. Details and photos. | SCA Beheira register no. 100189.
Wilson, P., The West Delta Regional Survey, Beheira and Kafr el-Sheikh Provinces, 119-20, 349-50. |
| Hawabir, El- | NE of T Moqdam | 30 43 10N
31 24 00E |
|
513 | Only fields show here on satellite imagery. Not found by Friedman-Buck survey 1992. | Bietak, Tell ed-Daba II, map 4; |
| Hawaga (Khawaga), K el- | - | - | - | - | See Bilshasha (8) | - |
| Hazub, T | NW of Ismailiya | 30 46 06N
32 08 20E |
|
214 | A former cluster of mounds, present condition uncertain. Satellite imagery (2006) shows much land reclamation in the area. | - |
| Hilayla, T el-
(Akyad el Qibliyyah) |
E of Faqus | 30 43 59N
31 53 42E |
|
539 | Amsterdam University survey 1984-5: The mound has been cut by the Sada Drain. Roman - Coptic sherds noted. The SCA supervised land is only a small part of the site, which extends on both sides of the canal. | SCA Sharqiya register 13120036, under the name Akyad el Qibliyyah. SoE 1:25,000 series, 89/690; Brink, MDAIK 43 (1986), 7ff. |
| Hisn, K el- | S of Naukratis | 30 47 42N
30 36 01E |
|
24 | Ancient Imaw (later Momemphis), capital of 3rd nome. Details | SCA Beheira register no. 100237.
See bibliography on Details page. |
| Horbeit | 5 km W of Abu Kebir | 30 44 02N
31 37 05E |
|
195 | Ancient Pharbaethos. Liverpool Univ. survey 1983-5: site overbuilt by modern village, with only two small areas left clear, some Pharaonic and GR blocks re-used in houses. | SCA Sharqiya register 1350082. Foucart, in ASAE 2 (1901), 54, fig.5. Tyldesley in Pop. Arch. July 1985, 32; Snape, Six Archaeological Sites. |
| Humar, T el- | NE of Simbellawein | 30 55 45N
31 29 30E |
|
82 | Only cultivated fields show on 2006 satellite images of this location. | - |
| Ibn Salam, K | In Menzala, E of Matariya | 31 10 45N
32 05 00E |
|
325 | Visited by Foucart in 1900. Cameo of agate with head of man, possibly Augustus, recorded by Andreossy. Satellite imagery shows a large mound. | SCA Daqahliya - Dameitta register no. 050203. Foucart ASAE2 (1901), 61; SoE map 1:100,000 (1916) and ESA 1996 map NH36-N2a. Andreossy, 'Memoire Sur le Lac Menzaleh', Description de l'Egypte XI: 549-553.1802: 547-9). |
| Ibqa, T | SE of K el-Hisn | 30 44 45N
30 37 00E |
|
26 | Only cultivated fields show on 2006 satellite images of this location. | - |
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