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and Islamic material noted. Visited by Prisse d'Avennes in 1836 - he was
not impressed. Indicated on ESA 1996 map NH36-N2a. Excavations in progress
by SCA from Port Said office, 1997.
Visited by Alison Gascoigne in 1999 as part of study into early Islamic sites: photographs show vast extent of mound and remains of city walls with rounded towers. Also some well-preserved red brick cisterns for water storage, formed of multiple parallel vaults (see the photographs opposite). Some of the major street lines visible. Alison Gascoigne returned to begin a survey of the mound in May 2000. |
Photographs:
Alison Gascoigne
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