Archaeological Sites of the Nile Delta: Page 3
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| Name | Location |
|
Extent | No. | Notes | Literature |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahmar, El K el- | W of Benha | 30 27 48N
30 59 05E |
|
44 | Visited by EES survey of 2005, led by J. Rowland. The kom still rises to about 6m in the centre of the village and the total village land, including houses and fields is 320 feddans. Details and photos. | SoE 1:100,000 (1916), as a village only; Yoyotte, J., in BSFE 151 (juin 2001), 54-83. See P. Wilson and J. Rowland in JEA 92 (2006), 11-13. |
| Ahmar, El K el- | SW of Damanhur | 30 55 55N
30 26 40E |
|
440 | A small mound set amongst fields, with one house in south-west corner. A north-facing section has been created by levelling part of the tell in preparation for a field, about 2m in height. Details and photos. | SCA Beheira register no. 100205. SoE 1:100,000 (1916). See Wilson, P. and Spencer, N., “Ancient sites of Beheira and Kafr es-Sheikh”, in EA 24 (Spring 2004), 10-11. |
| Ahmar, El K el- | W of Damietta | 31 24 26N
31 32 34E |
(2006) |
716 | A small mound, reduced to an irregular shape by advance of the fields. Clear of overbuilding but crossed by many tracks. | SCA Daqahliya - Dameitta register no. 050102. |
| Ahmar (ii), K el- | - | - | - | - | see Nuss el Kebir (286) | = SCA Beheira register 100120. |
| Ahmar (iii), K el- | - | - | - | - | see Zawya, K ez- | = SCA Beheira register 100119. |
| Ahmar (iv), K el- | S of Damanhur | 30 52 44N
30 27 53E |
(2004) |
712 | A mound at the south edge of a village, overbuilt by a modern cemetery. | SCA Beheira register 100206. |
| Ahmar, El T el- | E of Simbellawein | 30 57 34N
31 45 06E |
|
349 | Italian survey 1987-88: A Ptolemaic to Byzantine mound. Only a small triangular area remains, the edges cut by fields and overbuilt by modern structures. | SoE 1:25,000 series, 91/675; Chlodnicki and Fattovich in CRIPEL 14 (1992), 45-53. No mention in id., Bull. GIECE 13, 22-6 but on map in Brink, NDIT, 173. |
| Ahmar, El T el- | S of Mansura | 30 57 16N
31 24 48E |
(2007) |
80 | Situated little south-west of Baqliya village, or 1.5 km to west of Tell Zereiqi. Third mound of Baqliya. Also called T. Barah or T. el-Ruba. Details | SCA Daqahliya - Dameitta register no. 050302. |
| Ahmar, el-T el- | 5.5km SE of Husseiniya | 30 49 03N
31 56 20E |
(1985) |
190 | Amsterdam University survey 1984-5: site free of modern buildings. Founded on a gezira. Covered with red potsherds, except on sandy E end. Details. | SCA Sharqiya register 13060013. SoE 1:25,000 series, 90/690; Brink, MDAIK 43 (1986), 7ff., 21. |
| Ahmar, K el- | 9 km WNW of Minuf | 30 29 33N
30 51 50E |
|
39 | Almost levelled by 1912, leaving few isolated mounds 1-2m high. No remains noted except for a Coptic pot and 2 mortars. Inspected by Joanne Rowland for the Delta Survey, 2006. Details | ASAE 12, 203. |
| Ahmar, K el- | SW edge of Mahmudiya | 31 10 42N
30 31 06E |
(2006) |
1 | Perhaps ancient Metelis, capital of the 7th nome. Modern building noted in area by Penny Wilson in 2002. A small clear area of the mound shows on satellite imagery (2006) at the SW edge of a modern development. | Same site as Kom el Nigili, no. 100168 of the SCA Beheira register. SoE 1:100,000 (1916); 1:25,000 series, 94/555 [as Tell el Nigli]; ESA 1996 1:50,000 map NH36-M2a.See Bernand, Delta d'apres les textes grecs, 476ff. |
| Ahmar, K el- | W of Mehalla | 30 59 05N
31 06 20E |
|
75 | No trace of any site is visible on satellite photography of this location. | - |
| Ahmar, K el- | - | - | - | 333 | see Bisintawi (333) | - |
| Ahmar, K el- | S of Damanhur | 30 52 22N
30 24 37E |
|
443 | Visited by Neal Spencer for the Delta
Survey in 2004. Land reclamation in progress.
Details and photos |
SoE 1:100,000 (1916). On sketch map by Coulson, in Brink, Archaeology of the Nile Delta, 260. |
| Ahmar, T el- | E of Simbellawein | 30 54 39N
31 36 32E |
|
176 | According to the SCA this site has been levelled and cultivated. Italian survey 1987-8 noted late Roman pottery and list as a Ptolemaic to Roman site. A remnant of the mound may remain below some modern houses. | SoE 1:25,000 series, 91/660. See Koms à Sebakh, 11. Chlodnicki, in Bull. GIECE 13, 25; Chlodnicki and Fattovich in CRIPEL 14 (1992), 45-53. |
| Ahmar, T el- | 850m NE of T Moqdam | 30 41 13N
31 21 45E |
|
511 | Once part of T el-Moqdam. Persian, Ptolemaic and Roman sherds, together with limestone fragments, noted in the fields in summer 1992 by Friedman and Buck. | - |
| Ahmar, T el- | 4km SE of Hehia | 30 38 39N
31 37 09E |
|
668 | A village built over a levelled mound. | SCA Sharqiya register 13150080. |
| Aiyad, K | SE of Minuf | 30 20 54N
31 00 06E |
|
47 | This location was visited by an EES survey of 2005 led by J. Rowland. It is now overbuilt by a village but in the past there was a large mound here. | - |
| Akhar, El- | NW of Damanhur | 31 05 45N
31 23 32E |
|
704 | Satellite imagery (2007) shows only cultivated fields at this location. | SCA Beheira register 100108. |
| Akhdar, El K el- | E of Shibin el-Kom | 30 36 15N
31 00 03E |
|
62 | Visited by EES survey of 2005, led by J. Rowland. Site is levelled to a village and agriculture. No ancient remains were seen, but local residents mentioned the former existence of a mound. | - |
| Akhdar, El K el- | In Lake Burullos | 31 26 56N
30 49 54E |
(2006) |
259 | A large mound in the lake, of narrow,
rectangular shape. Visited by Penny Wilson for EES in 2002.
Details |
SCA Kafr es-Sheikh register no. 090108. Wilson, P., The West Delta Regional Survey, Beheira and Kafr el-Sheikh Provinces, 237-9. |
| Akhdar, El K el- | 9km E of T Moqdam | 30 41 59N
31 26 54E |
(2006) |
68 | A low mound no more than 2-3 metres higher than the surrounding fields, occupied by a modern cemetery with perhaps 70 recent tombs and several older graves. Details | Daressy, ASAE 13 (1913), 186; Friedman and Buck MSS. 1992. |
| Akhdar, K el- | S of Abu Hummus | 30 57 56N
30 16 49E |
(2006) |
433 | Originally a long mound of 1200 x 350m, now considerably reduced. Details | SCA Beheira register no. 100207. SoE 1:100,000 (1916). Bernand, Delta Grecs, 1, pt.4, 928-931 and pl.50. |
| Akhdar, T el- | N of Abu Kebir | 30 50 52N
31 44 01E |
|
183 | Listed by Amsterdam University survey of 1984-5. The mound rises about 5m. and is overbuilt by a military base. Sherds noted from OK, 1IP and NK. Set among fields. | SCA Sharqiya register 13130054. SoE 1:25,000 map 90/675, Brink in MDAIK 43 (1986), 7ff., 21; id., “The Amsterdam University Survey to the north-eastern Nile Delta (1984- 1986)”, id. Archaeology of the Nile Delta, 65-114. |
| Alamiya, T el- | - | - | - | - | See Gamus 087 | - |
| Alaqma, El- | S of Abu Kebir | 30 37 30N
31 37 56E |
|
531 | Amsterdam University survey 1984-5: village of El-Alaqma built over part of a levelled tell, with the north and north-east parts of the mound levelled to agriculture. Details | SCA Sharqiya register 13150069. SoE 1:25,000 series, 87/675; Brink, MDAIK 43 (1986), 7ff. |
| Alawi, K | NE of Fuwa | 31 21 09N
30 43 10E |
|
241 | Mapped in 2003 by team led by Penny Wilson. Known locally as Kom Ezbet El-Farr. The tell has a small flat edge and then steep sides rising to a plateau on the top. Details | ESA 1996 1:50,000 map NH36-M2c. SCA Kafr es-Sheikh register no. 090156 (as "Aluwe"). Appears on ESA 1996 map without name, with spot-height of 12m. Wilson, P., The West Delta Regional Survey, Beheira and Kafr el-Sheikh Provinces, 223-5, 427-8. |
| Ali, K | W of Tanta | 30 54 18N
30 59 50E |
|
20 | Signposted to W of Tanta - Kafr es-Sheikh road. Tanta Inspectorate says now levelled and overbuilt by the town of the same name. | - |
| Amd, T (Soweida) | E of Tanis | 30 56 38N
32 05 58E |
|
200 | This site lies by the side of the road between Tell Ginn and Tell Belim, some 7 km from Belim. It is clear of overbuilding. Details and photo | SCA Sharqiya register e13060037 - under the name Soweida. Survey of Egypt 1:100,000 map (1916) - as Tell Amd. |
| Amsa Wasafar, T el- | - | - | - | - | See T ed-Daba (172) | - |
| Amya, T- | NW of Buto | 31 13 40N
30 38 07E |
|
249 | A Roman mound, dug for sebakh. Shown without
name on ESA 1996 map at Ezba er-Rifi.
Details and map |
SoE 1:25,000 series, 94/570; ESA 1996 1:50,000 map NH36-M2a. SCA Kafr es-Sheikh register no. 090130. Spencer in SA 14 (1992), 535-6. Wilson, P., The West Delta Regional Survey, Beheira and Kafr el-Sheikh Provinces, 209-212. |
| Aniz Ghubriyal, Ez. | E of Simbellawein | 30 57 44N
31 42 15E |
|
348 | Italian survey 1987-8: Ptolemaic to Roman. Some Late Roman pottery noted. The site is overbuilt by the village. | SoE 1:25,000 series, 91/675; Chlodnicki and Fattovich in CRIPEL 14 (1992), 45-53; id., Bull. GIECE 13, 25. On map in Brink, NDIT, 173. |
| Arab el-Eliqat el-Bahariya | E of Shibin el Qanatir | 30 17 35N
31 21 26E |
|
726 | A sand-quarry in the same general region as SCA site 070207. On SoE 1:100,000 (1916) map. | SCA Qalubiya register no. 070208. |
| Arab el-Sawalah (Geheina) | E of Shibin el Qanatir | 30 17 56N
31 21 08E |
|
725 | This location lies at the edge of a town. The name appears on the SoE 1:100,000 (1916) map. | SCA Qalubiya register no. 070207. |
| Arab el Sheikh Mubarak | near Dahtamun | 30 38 17N
31 41 24E |
|
586 | Listed by the Amsterdam University Survey 1984-5 as having been completely levelled. MK, 2IP and NK sherds noted. Satellite images from 2006 show only cultivated fields. | SCA Sharqiya register 13040092. Brink, in MDAIK 43 (1986), 20. |
| Arab, K el- (Kafri) | N of Buto | 31 19 00N
30 43 18E |
|
243 | Mapped and described in 2003 by a team led by P. Wilson. The site has the usual flat sides with a steep mound in the middle and a flat plateau on top. Details | ESA 1996 1:50,000 map NH36-M2c. SCA Kafr es-Sheikh register no. 090172. Appears as a substantial mound on the ESA 1996 map under the name Tell Kafri (mound of ruins). |
| Arab, T el- | Near Fariskur | 31 14 54N
31 45 55E |
(2006) |
155 | Late Roman to Coptic mound of about 50 feddan. Satellite imagery (2006) shows the mound has been cut to a rectangular shape by advance of the fields. At risk of further levelling. | SCA Daqahliya - Dameitta register no. 050110. |
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