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called Tell el-Qirqafa. Amsterdam University survey of 1984 noted the presence
of a quartzite block in the village, measuring 100 x (75+) x 17cm, pierced
by a central square shaft. This site was probably the location of the Djadu
of the 12th dynasty, found by Labib Habachi. Now the site is the focus
of a major excavation by the Austrian Institute, working under cultivated
fields some 800 metres west of their excavations at Tell ed-Daba. Major
discoveries include Minoan wall paintings, Eighteenth Dynasty palaces,
a Hyksos palace and water-supply system.
Two small sites under consideration for SCA registration lie just to the north west of Ezbet Helmi. They appear in the SCA Sharqiya list under the names "El-Qitah 8" (Piece 8) and "El-Qitah 9, 10, 11" (Pieces 9, 10, 11). The SCA Sharqiya reference numbers are 13120031 and 13120046 respectively. Co-ordinates are 30 48 00N 31 48 32E (for Piece 8) and 30 47 45N 31 48 39E (Pieces 9, 10, 11). |
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