Sersana is within Markaz el-Shuhada and the archaeological area is surrounded by buildings, which have encroached on the site since SCA excavations began in 1994. The base of a statue of Harpocrates in the Alexandria Museum came from this site. The area excavated between 1994 and 1998 suggests a Roman centre of some size, and during the excavations Roman coins, amphorae, bowls and lamps were found. There are Roman baths at the site and the excavated area includes a hypocaust. Egypt Exploration Society Delta Survey no. 640.
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