Abstract
The preliminary survey of this site identified archaeological material ranging in date from the Old Kingdom to Coptic period. Three areas were assessed for their archaeological potential: a group of quarries apparently associated with an inscription of Ramesses III (north of El-Khazindariya), large quarry terraces (Nazlet el-Haridi), and a complex association of quarries, tombs and domestic dwellings (Abu el-Nasr). The main focus of work was at Abu el-Nasr, where tombs of Old (and possibly New) Kingdom date, situated in terraces at the top of the slope, were planned and photographed. Two large quarries, containing previously unrecorded Ptolemaic inscriptions, were also studied. Preliminary investigation was started on a area of mud-brick and occupation debris, located directly below the terraces, at the base of Abu el-Nasr.
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