Kom el-Ashiri was visited by the EES survey in 2005. The village covers an area of 200 feddans, including the fields. In the past there were two mounds, one where the houses are now, another where the tombs are, where pottery bowls and plates have been found, in addition to small statues of stone. The observed pottery was Late Roman in date. Daressy noted the alternative name for this mound as Kom Barhim, which is how it appears on old maps. Egypt Exploration Society Delta Survey no. 40.
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