Artefacts of Excavation

Timeframe:
Cemetery (Late Dynastic Period, Graeco-Roman Period, Late Antique Period)

Site description:

The location of the cemetery is mentioned in the EEF site report as being near to Qamadir and was excavated for cartonnage, which was mostly poorly preserved. 

• Taieba A is some distance south of the main cemetery and the graves range from the  late dynastic, Roman and Coptic periods. Cartonnage recovered is mainly papyrus and of poor preservation. 
• Taieba B and C are two early and distinct Ptolemaic cemeteries located high on a plateau to the north.
• Taieba D is located about half way between areas B, C and A, to the west.