Delta SurveyA British Academy Research Project Information on the archaeological sites of the Delta is presented here in the form web-pages containing an alphabetical listing of sites. Where a substantial amount of information is available, or photographs of the site exist, links are provided to supplementary pages. The site-names in most cases are those of the Survey of Egypt maps. The material is offered as a source of reference and a tool for the planning of new projects. The letters 'T' and 'K' in the lists stand for 'Tell' and 'Kom' respectively, Arabic words for 'mound', describing the usual appearance of archaeological sites in the region. We would recommend viewing this area of the website on a desktop computer. You may also be interested to visit the separate Western Delta Regional Survey on Durham University's website here: http://community.dur.ac.uk/penelope.wilson/Delta/Survey.html About Index Sites by SCA number Sites on Google Earth Bibliography Conference & Workshop RAD-SAL Name Location Map ref. Extent No. Notes Literature Radwan, K SW of Abu Hummus 30 55 42N 30 12 49E over 50 ha. (2006) 421 Formerly a very large mound, the original extent of which is visible in satellite imagery from the 1960s CORONA programme. Part overbuilt by village and cemetery, some parts levelled to fields. Details SCA Beheira register no. 100258. SoE 1:100,000 (1916). ESA 1996 1:50,000 map sheet NH36-I4c. Raghib, T 5.5km W of San el Hagar 30 57 49N 31 48 42E 150 x 80m 100 x 80m 662 The site is adjacent to the large area designated as Tell el-Bus (Tahun), EES no. 163. Two small residual areas of the mound show in the fields on satellite images of 2005. These were unchanged in 2009, but by May 2016 the W. mound had been test-pitted, and the E. one entirely covered by square excavation trenches. Details SCA Sharqiya register 13190083. Rahmaniya, 13km NE of Damanhur 31 09 48N 30 31 45E overbuilt 622 Shown on the SoE 1916 map as a small mound. Now partly overbuilt by a town and modern cemetery, with only a small flat area free at the SE. This tested by the SCA. SCA Beheira register no. 100149. SoE 1:100,000 (1916) map. Raiya, T N of Faqus 30 50 45N 31 49 40E destroyed 185 Amsterdam University survey of 1984 reported this site had been levelled to agriculture long ago. SCA Unregistered site no. 130005. SoE 1:25,000 series, 90/690; Brink MDAIK 43 (1987), 7ff., 22. Rak, T N of Abu Kebir 30 53 45N 31 43 30E destroyed, overbuilt 181 Said to be devoid of antiquities when inspected in 1902. Italian survey 1987-8: noted as completely destroyed by modern settlement. SoE 1:25,000 series, 90/675; Noted ASAE 2, 80; Chlodnicki and Fattovich in CRIPEL 14 (1992), 50. Ramedi, K er- N of Fuwa 31 22 19N 30 37 03E destroyed 237 Shown as large 700 x 300m mound on the SoE 1914 map, on the (then) S edge of lake Burullos. The SCA in 1990 reported this site 'finished'. The whole area is now cultivated. SoE 1:50,000 (1914); 1:100,000 (1916). Ras, K er- S of Kafr ed-Dauwar 31 06 01N 30 09 14E 470 x 300m (2005) 364 A large mound completely covered by a modern cemetery. SoE 1:50,000 (1914);1:100,000 (1916). ESA 1:50,000 map NH36-M1a (1996). Rasif, K er- 10km N of El-Wahhal 31 19 48N 30 55 53E levelled 265 Shown as a small mound on the 1914 map. SCA told J Spencer in 1990 that this site had been levelled. Position now covered by Ezbet Bakr. SoE 1:50,000 (1914). Razaiqa, Ezbet near Salhiya unknown levelled 466 Amsterdam University survey 1985. Former tell of 400 x 150m, with a height of 1.5m Sherds of NK, Saite, Ptolemaic and Roman date noted. Brink, in MDAIK 43 (1987), 7ff., 21, 23. Rekawya, K el- S of Damanhur 30 49 39N 30 28 33E part levelled 711 Site of a once-large mound, much of it levelled. Across the canal at the north is the adjacent site of Kom Qamha (710). SCA Beheira register no. 100240. Ritabi, er- S shore of Lake Burullos 31 24 25N 30 48 22E 150 x 130m (2006) 258 A small rounded mound, clear among the lagoons of fish-farms. Visited by Penny Wilson for EES Delta Survey in 2012. Details SCA Kafr es-Sheikh register no. 090123. Riyad, T er- ESE of Abu Kebir 30 42 38N 31 44 10E 300 x 180 x 2m 576 Amsterdam University survey of 1984-5: NW part levelled for the village and rest covered by a cemetery. Limestone chips on surface. Sherds of Saite, Ptolemaic, Roman and Coptic date noted. Also known in 1984 as Tell Shalalu, a name also applied to T. Gindiya (EES no. 354). SoE 1:25,000 series, 88/675; Brink, MDAIK 43 (1987), 7ff., with table of p.23. Rizimat, T el- SW of Abu Hummus 30 56 44N 30 15 07E levelled 425 A mound of 170 x 150m on the 1914 map. Now overbuilt by a small settlement. Some traces of it may remain at the SE edge of the village. SCA Beheira register no. 100219. SoE 1:50,000 (1914); 1:100,000 (1916). Rizq, K S of Abu Hummus 31 00 15N 30 18 49E destroyed 389 A very small mound on the 1914 map, just NE of a village of the same name. The viilage of Kom Rizq actually stands on Kom el-Nasraniya. Registered with SCA Beheira no. 100178. SoE 1:50,000 (1914); 1:100,000 (1916). Roka, K el 20km E of Disuq 31 08 10N 30 51 05E part levelled 584 DAI 1983 survey reported the mound totally levelled, but sherds present in the fields over some 250-300m. One sherd dated from the Old Kingdom, the rest were all of Late Roman date. A remnant of the mound was visible, however, on satellite imagery until 2013, but was levelled to agriculture in 2015. P Ballet and T von der Way, MDAIK 49 (1993), 19-21, Fig. 8, nos. 63-67; Schiestl 2010b, 4-5. Rotab, T er- W Tumilat 30 32 54N 31 57 50E Partly overbuilt 219 Major site not part of this survey J Hopkins University expedition worked here in 1978-9. Sondages revealed 2IP pottery and later material. From 2008, a joint Polish-Slovak mission led by Slawomir Rzepka and Jozef Hudek has been working at the site. Details See Naville, Mound of the Jew, 56-7; Petrie, Hyksos and Israelite Cities, 28-34; Redford, in Dossiers d'Archéologie, no. 213 (1996), 52-3; 'Digging Diary', in EA 36 (Spring 2010), 30. Ruba, T er- S of Mansura 30 57 30N 31 31 00E large 178 Major site not part of this survey Ancient Mendes. Large multi-period city-site. American excavations 1960s - 1981; In 1990s new project directed by R Wenke for Washington State University and a separate dig under D. B. Redford for the Canadian Institute. SCA Daqahliya - Dameitta register no. 050306 (location marked erroneously as 050307 on SCA map). For bibliography click here: Ruba and Timai bibliography Ruhaiyim, K S of Abu Hummus 30 58 44N 30 21 04E destroyed? 435 Marked on the 1914 map, already with some overbuilding. This has become a little more extensive (2020), but there remains a clear portion at the south which could be investigated. Kom Abu Aggur (436) was at the north end of the same settlement. SoE SoE 1:50,000 (1914); 1:100,000 (1916). Ruhban, T er- 20km NW of Qantara 30 59 02N 32 06 43E 650 x 350m (2004) destroyed 2011 654 Remains of a mound present in 2004, in a flat area being reclaimed for fish farms. The mound survived to 2007, partly cut by fields in 2009, and totally gone by 2011. In 2016 the whole area was occupied by fish-farms. Details SCA Sharqiya register 13060099. Rumadniya, K el- SW of Abu Hummus 30 57 25N 30 12 46E 160 x 110m (2002) 418 A low mound, size reduced by advance of fields, clear of buildings. In cultivation well away from roads. At high risk. SCA Beheira register no. 100203. SoE 1:100,000 (1916). Ruq Salim 15km E of Zagazig 30 34 27N 31 40 42E part levelled 112 Already overbuilt in 1914. Small area of mound at S edge of village tested by SCA in 2009 and levelled to a field by 2010. SCA Sharqiya register 13040099. SoE 1:50,000 (1914). Rusas, K el- SW of Abu Hummus 30 58 47N 30 10 35E destroyed 415 A small mound (c. 100m) on the 1914 map, now vanished under cultivation. SoE 1:50,000 (1914); 1:100,000 (1916). Rushdi, Ezbet 5km N of Faqus 30 47 45N 31 48 45E Levelled 580 Former name Tell Abu el-Filus. Amsterdam University survey of 1984 reported it had been levelled in the mid-1950s. More recently excavated by the Austrian Institute and Hildesheim Museum. SoE 1:25,000 series, 89/690; See Brink, MDAIK 43 (1986), 7ff., 21; PM iv, 9. Bietak, Tell ed-Daba II, 38, 81. Sa el Hagar N of Kafr el-Zayat 30 57 54N 30 46 06E large but low and partly overbuilt 13 Major site investigated by joint University of Durham-EES project but not otherwise a subject of this survey Extensive mound below town; large enclosure at N mostly levelled to agriculture. Survey begun by Penny Wilson for the EES in 1997 with surface mapping followed by drill-coring and excavation. Satellite images show new housing along the N edge of the mound and a large built complex on the W side, constructed between 2013 and 2016. SCA Gharbiya register no. 080205. For bibliography, click here: Sais Read more about current fieldwork at Sais here Saadiya, K es- NW of Abu el-Zarazir 30 52 25N 30 26 26E 145 x 130m (1968) 444 CORONA imagery (1968) shows a mound, cut to a rectilinear shape by advance of fields, of about 145 x 130m. A remnant of 70 x 50m survives on satellite imagery to 2016. SCA Beheira register no. 100220 (position incorrect on the SCA map). SoE 1:100,000 (1916). On sketch map by Coulson, in Brink, Archaeology of the Nile Delta, 260. Saba, K el- 10km S of Abu Hummus 31 00 32N 30 19 25E 70 x 30 x2m (2005) 645 Visited by Penny Wilson in 2005: Consists of two areas either side of the road., the eastern one covered by a small cemetery with a shrine in the centre. Details and photos Not SCA registered. Saba (i), K el- Near Abu Hummus 31 05 04N 30 18 15E 70 x 60m (2006) 696 A patch of sandy wasteland cut by the Cairo to Alexandria road. The larger part is on the NW side. By 2014 this was overbuilt by a petrol station. Details SCA Beheira register no. 100110. Saba (ii), K el- 10km NW of Damanhur 31 06 22N 30 21 44E 230 x 80 x 3m (2005) 610 Visited by Penny Wilson for EES in 2005: situated on a small mound, about 2-3m above the fields at its highest part. It is difficult to see the mound because of the densely packed houses. Details and photos Listed in SCA Beheira register no. 100111. SoE 1:100,000 (1916). Wilson, P., The West Delta Regional Survey, Beheira and Kafr el-Sheikh Provinces, 154-5. Sabak ed-Dahak 10km WSW of Atrib 30 26 18N 31 04 12E under village 641 Visited by EES survey in 2005, led by J. Rowland. The highest area in the village is still raised by some 3m. Details and photo SCA Menufiya register no. 080103. Indicated on the map in Bietak, Tell ed-Daba II. Sabiya, K es- S of Kafr ed-Dauwar 30 57 13N 30 08 14E overbuilt 407 Probably = K Sabi of Hogarth's unpublished 1895 report to the EEF: said to be Roman. No mound on ESA 1996 map NH36-I4c, only the village. SCA Beheira register no. 100245. SoE 1:100,000 (1916); ESA 1996 map NH36-I4c. See P Spencer, in Studies on Ancient Egypt in Honour of H S Smith (EES 1999), 305, 308-11. Saft el Henna 7 km SE of Zagazig 30 33 10N 31 36 30E severely reduced by 1983 217 Liverpool University Delta Survey 1983 found temple site under cultivation, few stone blocks remaining. Other small patches of tell seen in village and fields. Moslem cemetery noted by Naville has now largely gone. SCA Sharqiya register no. 13040065. PM iv, 10-13; Naville, Saft el Henneh; Tyldesley, Pop. Arch. July, 1985, 33-6. Redford, in Dossiers d'Archéologie, no. 213 (1996), 51; Davoli, P. 2001, Saft el-Henneh: archeologia e storia di una citta del Delta orientale. Imola; Engsheden, A. (2014), Le naos de Sopdou à Saft el-Henneh (CG 70021). Cairo. Sahaba, T el- W Tumilat, nr. T. Maskhuta 30 32 55N 32 06 35E part overbuilt 527 SCA work in 1973 found mid-Bronze IIa burials. A sand gezira. Leclant, Orientalia 44, 202. Sahil, T - - - - see Ihteita, T (188) - Sahragt 8km SE of T Moqdam 30 38 30N 31 17 05E overbuilt 524 Coptic site, perhaps ancient Leontopolis / Natho. The villagers had no knowledge of archaeological remains, but the church, located at the highest point in the town is reputed to have been founded in the 4th century AD. Details Helck, W., 'Natho', in LA IV, 354-5; Gomaa, F., 'Tell el-Moqdam', in LA VI, 352; Gardiner 1947, *146-8; Friedman and Buck forthcoming; Muhs forthcoming Saieda, K At Abu Hummus 31 05 50N 30 19 44E 100 x 50m, flat (2004) 378 This is a cleared sandy area next to a large rice processing factory. The site is very flat and low. Visited by Penny Wilson in 2004. Details and photos SCA Beheira register no. 100139 (position on SCA map incorrect). SoE 1:100,000 (1916). Wilson, P., The West Delta Regional Survey, Beheira and Kafr el-Sheikh Provinces, 146-7, 368-9. Saieda, T el- S of Kafr ed-Dauwar 30 58 18N 30 04 36E 250 x 180m (2005) 401 A small mound remnant overbuilt by a village. SCA Beheira register no. 100221. Saieq, K es- NW of Biyala 31 18 05N 31 03 53E 270 x 250m (2017) 744 A round antiquity mound visible on CORONA images from 1968, then in unreclaimed land, and still present at about the same size in 2017 but surrounded by fields. SCA Kafr es -Sheikh register no. 090152. Sakha near Kafr es-Sheikh 31 05 20N 30 57 04E overbuilt 10 Ancient Xois. the majority of the site has been levelled and is covered by the south part of Kafr es-Sheikh city, except for a small area of the mound which is being used by the military (2011). Details SCA Kafr es-Sheikh register no. 090149. PM iv, 45; See BIFAO 66 (1968), 165-9; Spencer, A.J. 2016, The Delta Survey 2009-2015, EES, London, 30-1. Sakharin, T el- E of Fariskur 31 19 12N 31 46 06E destroyed 329 No visible evidence for the site now exists at this location. SCA Daqahliya - Damietta register no. 050116, under new name of Tell Abu Gereida. Noted as 'insignificant' in ASAE 13 (1913), 179 ff. Salamant 14km SW of Bilbeis 30 22 15N 31 25 08E 330 x 70m (2003) 663 A levelled mound remnant and a modern cemetery mound on the W edge of the village. SCA Sharqiya register 13080003. Salaset Ghabat, K es- - - - - See Talat Ghabat (120). - Salatna, el- W of Faqus 30 44 30N 31 45 38E levelled 590 Listed in Amsterdam University 1984 survey as having been levelled and overbuilt by a village. Some NK sherds noted. Brink, in MDAIK 43 (1987), 20, 23. NUS-QUT Back to top SAL-SHE