| Name | Location |
|
Extent | No. | Notes | Literature |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mahharin, T el- | S of Kafr ed-Dauwar | 30 55 45N
30 06 09E |
|
405 | A mound amongst cultivated land, clear
of modern structures. To the SW of the main mound is a large area of wasteland
being levelled, no doubt once part of the site. To view in Google Earth,
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SCA Beheira register no. 100209 has a site El Magadier in this location, probably the same. SoE 1:100,000 (1916) and ESA 1996 map NH36-I4c |
| Mahmudiya, El- | 8km N of Zagazig | 30 39 56N
31 30 09E |
|
669 | This is a mound at the SE edge of Mahmudiya town, overbuilt by a cemetery and a complex of modern buildings. | SCA Sharqiya register 13150086. |
| Maiyita el Bahri, K | S edge of L Burullos | 31 22 50N
30 45 55E |
|
253 | The whole area has been converted to lagoons for fish-farming. The adjacent tell: K el-Maiyita el-Qibli at Lat. 31 22 25N 30 46 10E has also gone. | SCA Kafr es-Sheikh register no. 090111. |
| Malah, K el- | N of Biyala | 31 15 07N
31 11 22E |
(2007) |
106 | Satellite imagery shows the site standing clear in the cultivation. | SCA Kafr es-Sheikh register no. 090143. (Tell Maleh).On map in Bietak, Tell ed-Daba, II, as Tell Malleh. |
| Malh, K el- | NE of Fuwa | 31 19 35N
30 40 02E |
|
247 | Satellite imagery shows only the lagoons of fish-farms at this location. | Only on SoE 1:100,000 (1916) map. Nothing shown at this location on ESA 1996 map NH36-M2c. |
| Manous, K (Zawiyet Razin) | Menuf district | 30 24 44N
30 51 06E |
Now levelled. |
43 | Inspected by Daressy in 1912, at which time the large mound at Zawiyet Razin was called Kom Manous, as it appears on the SoE 1:100,000 (1916) map. Visited by EES survey of 2005, led by J. Rowland. Details and photos. | See Daressy, ASAE 12, 192 and Griffith,
Mound
of the Jew, 60.
SCA No. 080102 (Menufiya register) in "The Rest of the Lower Egypt Governorates" publication of the SCA (2002). See P. Wilson and J. Rowland in JEA 92 (2006), 10 |
| Mansur, T | NW of Biyala | 31 20 20N
31 05 28E |
each part |
121 | Hogarth noted this site was 'about the
area of Haddadi but very shallow'. Satellite imagery (2007) shows just
a low patch of land, partly used for modern graves. Another portion at
31 20 23N 31 05 48E, is being levelled. A road and canal separates the
two parts. To view in Google Earth, click the logo |
See Hogarth JHS 24 (1904), 16. SCA GIS Project no. 090160 and 090161 for Tells Mansur el-Kebir and Mansur el-Saghrier in Kafr es-Sheikh. On map in Bietak, Tell ed-Daba, II. |
| Mantiqat en Nawafa | - | - | - | - | See Umm Arbein (315). | - |
| Maqadis, K el- | SE of K el-Hisn | 30 41 48N
30 40 46E |
(2006) |
32 | A sandy gezira, 2-3m high, parts of which have been developed for industry. Modern tombs on S part. Construction in mud brick and fired brick noted in SCA excavations. | SoE 1:100,000 (1916); ESA 1996 map NH36-I5a. |
| Maqasaba, T | N of Lake Burullos | 31 30 04N
30 44 29E |
(2007) |
458 | A sandy mound shows on satellite imagery, surrounded by many new property boundaries. Visted by Penny Wilson for the Delta Survey in 2012, and found to be a large sand dune without visible antiquities. | On SoE 1:100,000 map (1916) as Kiman el Maqsaba. SCA Kafr es-Sheikh register no. 090173. (name transliterated "Maqassabeh"). |
| Maqboura, T | NW of El-Matamir | - | - | - | See Qubur (399). | - |
| Maqiebrat, T el- | Near Baltim | 31 30 00N
31 14 20E |
|
519 | Only cultivated fields show on satellite imagery of this location. | SCA Kafr es-Sheikh register no. 090142.
On map in Bietak, Tell ed-Daba, II. |
| Maqluba, T | Coast N of Lake Burullos | 31 31 10N
30 48 20E |
(2007) |
455 | Among sandy mounds of the coastal bar. Being reduced by development. Visited by Penny Wilson for the Delta Survey in 2012, who noted: A large sand dune. No pottery or other archaeological material was noted at the area except for a few Roman amphora sherds in an area dug out close to the tell for a modern construction. | SCA Kafr es-Sheikh register no. 090141. On SoE 1:100.000 map (1916) as Kom el-Maqluba. |
| Maqta ed-Daha, T | NE of Kafr es-Sheikh | 31 10 38N
31 05 37E |
(2006) |
94 | A mound between two canals, the edges cut straight, partly overbuilt. Possibly just a river sandbank. Further west, at 31 10 48N 31 05 14E is a small village built on a mound. | - |
| Maqta et-Teir, K | SE of Kafr ed-Dauwar | 31 06 30N
30 09 10E |
|
365 | Only fields show at this location on satellite imagery (2006). | SoE 1:100,000 (1916). |
| Maqta, K el- | At Hosh Isa | 30 18 10N
30 54 35E |
|
447 | Only cultivated fields at this location on satellite imagery (2005). | SoE 1:100,000 (1916). |
| Mara, T or K | NNW of Faqus | 30 50 44N
31 42 09E |
(2005) |
493 | Also known as Tell Murrah. Amsterdam University survey 1986 gave former size of 250 x 80 metres and 3m high and said the mound had been levelled, but it is still present on satellite imagery of 2005. A Polish project began in 2008. Details | SCA Sharqiya register 13130088. See ASAE 2, 59. Brink, MDAIK 43 (1986), 21; id., “The Amsterdam University Survey to the north-eastern Nile Delta (1984-1986)”, in Brink, Archaeology of the Nile Delta, 65-114. |
| Marg, El-
23 July |
S of Shibin el Qanatir | 30 16 51N
31 18 47E |
|
720 | An area of cultivated land, with a small urban zone at these coordinates. There is a small mound remnant at 30 16 55N 31 18 52E | SCA Qalubiya register no. 070201. |
| Maris, T | see Atrash, T (546) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Masara, T el- | N of Biyala | 31 24 45N
31 03 45E |
|
604 | Minor traces show on satellite imagery, between the basins of fish-farms. Cut by a canal. | SCA Kafr es-Sheikh register no. 090140
(as Masarreh). Position too far north in SCA atlas.
On map in Bietak, Tell ed-Daba, II. |
| Mashakhsa, T el- | E of Husseiniya | 30 52 20N
32 04 06E |
|
210 | The site lies in cultivated land, 500m to the west of a village. Listed by the SCA under the name 'Zaraa 2 Bahr el-Baqar'. | SCA Sharqiya register 13060022. |
| Mashal | Coast N of Lake Burullos | 31 27 34N
30 34 10E |
|
465 | Mound is only 700m from the sea. | SCA Kafr es-Sheikh register no. 090178. On SoE 1:100,000 (1916) map as Mishil. |
| Mashala, T el- | NNE of Abu Kebir | 30 49 18N
31 42 48E |
|
577 | Amsterdam University survey: Archaic to OK cemeteries. Survey by S. Rampersand of University of Toronto. Details | SCA Sharqiya register 13050101. SoE 1:25,000 series, 90/675; Brink, in Krzyzaniak et al., Studies in African Archaeology, 4, 279ff., esp. 300, fig. 9, No.10. Also NDIT, 210-13; Brink, in MDAIK 43 (1986), 7-31. |
| Maskhuta, T el- | 18 km W of Ismailia | 30 33 10N
32 05 58E |
|
216 | Major site not part of this survey
Ancient Heroonpolis. Canadian work of 1980s: remains from Hyksos to Roman. Satellite imagery shows the temple enclosure. |
Click here for bibliography: Maskhuta |
| Mastoruh | N of Lake Burullos | 31 29 09N
30 41 08E |
(2007) |
501 | An irregular mound shows on satellite imagery (2007). Part of a cluster of smaller mounds. Visited by Penny Wilson for the Delta Survey in 2012. Details. | SCA Kafr es-Sheikh register no. 090177. On SoE 1:100,000 map (1916) as Kom Mastaru. |
| Mastuh, K | W of Biyala | 31 11 09N
31 08 01E |
(2004) |
95 | The remnant of a mound can be seen on satellite imagery as a polygonal patch of land, the sides cut straight by advancing fields. | - |
| Masudiya, T el- | 6km E of San el Hagar | 30 59 21N
31 56 49E |
|
657 | Site in fields. There is a small mound at the NW but this does not seem to be included in the SCA land request. | SCA Sharqiya register 13060098.
(as T. al Mas'udiyyah). |
| Mataleb, T el- | 5km E of Benha | 30 27 10N
31 14 12E |
|
691 | A small village among fields shows on satellite imagery (2006). | SCA Qalubiya register no. 070103. |
| Matariya, El- | At El-Matariya near Menzala | 31 11 05N
32 01 30E |
|
484 | Also known as Aulad Ismya. Block in doorway with cartouche of Djedhor. 3 feddans excavated by Abdel Fattah for SCA. After excavation, land released for development. | PM IV, 13; Edgar ASAE 13 (1913), 277. |
| Matariya (Heliopolis) | At Matariya, north Cairo | 30 07 45N
31 18 24E |
|
528 | Major site not part of this survey
Ancient Heliopolis, under modern Matariya district of Cairo. Temple site adjacent to position of obelisk of Sesostris I. |
See PM IV. Early remains in F. Debono and B. Mortensen, The Predynastic Cemetery at Heliopolis, Season March-September 1950 (Mainz 1988). Bibliography. |
| Matbul, Kafr | 10 km E of Sakha | 31 05 27N
31 02 30E |
|
469 | Small mound under modern cemetery in 1923. Now completely covered by expansion of a modern town. Two granite statues of Merenptah from village. | Perhaps the same site as the 'Nemret El Basal' listed as no. 080206 in the SCA Gharbiya register in this location. See ASAE 23, 165-9. |
| Matyur, T | E of T. Amya | 31 13 55N
30 39 08E |
(2002) |
250 | Mound rises 6 to 8m. Iabove fields. Included in 1983 survey by DAI, Late Roman - Byzantine pottery noted. See Ballet and von der Way (1993) for drawn examples. Visited by Penny Wilson for the EES in 2002. Details. | SoE 1:25,000 series, 94/570. Shown without name on ESA 1996 map NH36-M2a. See P. Ballet and T. von der Way in MDAIK 49 (1993), 9-13, Figs. 5-6, nos. 22-35. On SCA Kafr es-Sheikh register as no. 090139. |
| Mazin, K | W of Tala | 30 40 33N
30 48 23E |
|
33 | Visited by an EES survey of 2005 led by J. Rowland. Former large mound now reduced to c.2m at its highest point. Apparently an Early to Middle Islamic site. Details | SoE map 1:100,000 (1916), as a village
only.
ESA 1996 map NH36-I5b. |
| Mazin, K | 7km NE of Kafr ed Dauwar | 31 11 40N
30 09 39E |
|
627 | Visited by Penny Wilson for EES in 2005. Drill augur survey made , but the results suggest there never was an antiquities area of any consequence here. Details and photos. | SoE 1:100,000 (1916). SCA Beheira register no. 100184. Wilson, P., The West Delta Regional Survey, Beheira and Kafr el-Sheikh Provinces, 78-81, 316-19. |
| Me'ebid, T | 5 km WSW of T. Tennis | 31 09 55N
32 11 24E |
|
326 | As shown on the ESA 1996 map the site bears the name Me'ebid, with alternative name Kifri ("ruins"). It lies in an area for land reclamation. Satellite imagery (2007) show a large levelled area, cut by an industrial complex at the east. | On SoE 1:50,000 1908. Noted ASAE 2, 79. Marked on ESA 1996 map NH36-N2a |
| Medina, K el- | SW of Fuwa | 31 12 20N
30 25 16E |
|
230 | The site has been levelled to agriculture. No trace found by S R Snape during a visit to the area in 1996, and only fields show on satellite imagery. | SCA Beheira register no. 100121. SoE 1:25,000 series, 94/555 |
| Medina, T el- | E of Husseiniya | 30 53 52N
32 02 39E |
|
205 | Munich survey 1987. Early Dynastic. Now overbuilt by a village. | Muller SBAW 8. |
| Menuf | Menuf town | 30 27 48N
30 55 59E |
|
223 | The modern town of Menuf. An SCA registered location. | SCA Menufiya register no. 080106. |
| Menzala | Menzala | 31 09 00N
31 56 00E |
|
483 | Ancient Panephysis. In 1893, one mound still free from houses to E of city. Several metres long x 20m wide, 1-1.5m high. Sondage by Foucart produced no reported results. Large granite stones at elevated point in town. | Foucart, in ASAE 2 (1901), 65-66; Engelbach list. |
| Mesk, T el- | N of Sidi Salem | 31 17 10N
30 49 13E |
|
600 | A small mound, rising a maximum of 8m, with a modern cemetery upon it. Details and photos. | SCA Kafr es-Sheikh register no. 090138
("Masek"). Wilson, P., The West Delta Regional Survey, Beheira and Kafr
el-Sheikh Provinces, 219-22, 423-6.
For the map by P. Wilson, click here Meskmap |
| Meshelma | 2.5km W of Balaqtar | 31 04 47N
30 11 36E |
|
708 | A small levelled mound, overbuilt by a village. | SCA Beheira register no. 100188. Shown as a small unnamed tell on the SCA 1:100,000 (1916) map. |
| Mikheizin, T | SSE of Khanziri | 31 18 49N
30 57 15E |
|
266 | Visited in 1990 by J and P Spencer: Highest parts rise max. 2m with a few modern graves on top. Rest is very low and prone to flooding. Details and photos. | SoE 1:25,000 series, 95/600. See Spencer, SA 14 (1992), 537-8; Hogarth JHS 24 (1904), 1-19. |
| Milis, K | NE of Simbellawein | 30 55 40N
31 33 20E |
|
177 | Perhaps the same as Abusir: reported by SCA as having been dug and levelled to fields in 1970. Stone vases said to have been found. | - |
| Minshat Abu Omar | E of Tanis | 30 54 43N
32 01 27E |
|
222 | Earlier name Tell es-Sabaa Banat. Pre- and early dynastic cemeteries. Munich survey of 1966 and major excavations in 1970s - 80s. Much bibliography. Details | SCA Sharqiya register 13060017. Müller, in SBAW 8 (1966); Kroeper, K., “The Excavations of the Munich East-Delta Expedition in Minshat Abu Omar, in Brink, Archaeology of the Nile Delta, 11-46; Kroeper, in Spencer Aspects of Early Egypt, with refs. Leclant, Or. 68 (1999), 336 |
| Minshat Ezzat | SE of Simbellawein, near Barqin | 30 48 54N
31 31 14E |
|
504 | SCA began excavation in 1999 of a Late predynastic to Early Dynastic cemetery under cultivated land on the south side of the village. Details | SCA Daqahliya - Dameitta register no. 050301. EA 16, (Spring 2000), 32. Leclant and Clerc, Or. 68 (1999), 332-3; Or. 69 (2000), 225. |
| Minshat Radwan | 5.5km ESE of Kafr Saqr | 30 46 55N
31 41 15E |
|
683 | A large mound at the SW edge of the town, overbuilt by a modern cemetery. A patch of wasteland on the other side of the town suggests the tell extended right across. The site rises to 5m. A dish and bowl of calcite and a pottery vessel, all Late Predynastic, are supposed to have been found here. | SCA Sharqiya register 13050087. |
| Minshat Sahbara | Near Simbellawein | 30 45 40N
31 24 10E |
|
496 | Foucart described the site as a mound of insignificant size in 1893. In 1892 some Ptolemaic coins were found by the inhabitants. Not located by Friedman-Buck survey of 1992. Overbuilt by a modern town. | See Koms à Sebakh:11; Foucart , in ASAE 2 (1901), 48; RT 20 (1898), 162, note 1. |
| Mirdas, T | S of Dahtamun | 30 38 35N
31 41 53E |
|
536 | Amsterdam University survey of 1984-5 recorded that this site had been levelled and overbuilt c.1940s by village of Ezbet Moh. Mansur. Late Roman sherds noted. | SCA Unregistered site no. 130006. SoE 1:25,000 series, 88/675; Brink, MDAIK 43 (1986), 7ff. , 24. |