Tell el-Farkha (Ghazala), 2010–2011
Tell el-Farkha (Ghazala), 2010–2011
Author(s): Krzysztof M. Ciałowicz, Marek ChłodnickiSubject(s): Archaeology
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: Tell el-Farkha (Ghazala); Western Kom; Naqada culture; Central Kom; Early Dynastic; Eastern Kom; graves; Protodynastic
Summary/Abstract: The three koms making up the predynastic site of Tell el-Farkha in the Nile Delta in Egypt continued to be explored in seasons 2010 and 2011. The most important discoveries in the extended trench on the Western Kom were new architectural structures, associated with a so-called Naqadan residence. On the Central Kom, the layout of an Early Dynastic house was cleared up in new excavations; finds included a figurine of a pig in clay. The eastern border of First/Second Dynasty burial field on the Eastern Kom was excavated, uncovering eight new graves.
Journal: Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean
- Issue Year: 1/2014
- Issue No: XXIII
- Page Range: 117-139
- Page Count: 23
