A large sand mound containing ancient remains dating from the Ramesside period to Roman. Under investigation by J. Rowland, for the Delta Survey. Several areas have been excavated by the SCA, including a brick-built Ptolemaic/Late Period Mausoleum comprising brick vaulted tombs with stone sarcophagi. A second area contains Roman burials in various types of pottery coffin; some are lying on the surface in the area where they were originally excavated, with the possibility that further coffins lie below. A third area is a Bird Mausoleum, marked by badly eroded walls where a burial area for mummified falcons was set up. Egypt Exploration Society Delta Survey no. 639.
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