khanziri.262

KHANZIRI, K. EL- [262]

Visited 1990 by J and P Spencer: Large and high mound with undisturbed deposits in which outlines of mud brick buildings and street show clearly. Roman sherds, glass, fragments of calcite and fired bricks on surface. Also granite millstone and another granite block. Small modern cemetery on E end, by the road. Portions of site occupied by disused military buildings. Identified as Pachnemounis by Hogarth, who published some Greek texts. Hogarth says core of mound is 'solid Nile mud, heaped up to raise the settlement'.
Visited by Penny Wilson in 2004, who reported additionally as follows:
A large site, divided in two with a cemetery on one side and an abandoned military base on the other. Aside from this the tell is relatively untouched and there are good portions of it which could be explored further. The surface was covered in pottery and red brick.
First set of four photographs taken in 1990 after rain.
© Patricia and Jeffrey Spencer.
Second group from a large collection taken by Penny Wilson in 2004. Copies of others are kept at the EES London Office.

View over part of mound to north-east. Disused military feature at top

Surface features and access track

Surface trace of mud-brick building North edge of mound with brick-burning stacks. Buried wall lines on surface

Visited 1990 by J and P Spencer: Large and high mound with undisturbed deposits in which outlines of mud brick buildings and street show clearly. Roman sherds, glass, fragments of calcite and fired bricks on surface. Also granite millstone and another granite block. Small modern cemetery on E end, by the road. Portions of site occupied by disused military buildings. Identified as Pachnemounis by Hogarth, who published some Greek texts. Hogarth says core of mound is 'solid Nile mud, heaped up to raise the settlement'. Visited by Penny Wilson in 2004, who reported additionally as follows: A large site, divided in two with a cemetery on one side and an abandoned military base on the other. Aside from this the tell is relatively untouched and there are good portions of it which could be explored further. The surface was covered in pottery and red brick. First set of four photographs taken in 1990 after rain. © Patricia and Jeffrey Spencer. Second group from a large collection taken by Penny Wilson in 2004. Copies of others are kept at the EES London Office.
	View over part of mound to north-east. Disused military feature at top

	Surface features and access track

Surface trace of mud-brick building	North edge of mound with brick-burning stacks. Buried wall lines on surface