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is within Markaz el-Shuhada and the excavated area is only 1km from the
river (heading east) and is surrounded by buildings, which have encroached
on the site since SCA excavations began in 1994. The base of a statue of
Harpocrates in the Alexandria Museum came from this site.
Additional information and photographs from the EES survey led by J. Rowland in July 2005. The site was revisited in 2007. The area excavated by the SCA between 1994 and 1998 suggests a Roman centre of some size, and during the excavations Roman coins, amphorae, bowls and lamps were found. Many ceramic objects are still lying in the ground following the excavations, particularly in the central area. There are Roman baths at the site and the excavated area includes a hypocaust. Sections (as dug by the SCA and photographed in 2005) show a red brick layer which may represent a Roman plaza, above an earlier pavement that has badly collapsed. A lower (white) layer may represent an older mud floor and bricks were laid on the ground to make an early plaza. Examining the sections from bottom to top, shows a possible Ptolemaic layer below the Roman layers. In the northwest corner are remains of a brick-built structure and it is possible that a wall ran right around the area. |
Photographs
by J. Rowland, July 2005
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