Publication and study of the finds of the excavations of Kom Defsho –el Behera 2021

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Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities - Buhaira Antiquities

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Kom Defsho, located to the north of the city of Kafr al-Dawwar about 7 km in the Behera Governorate in the Egyptian Delta[1], is one of the most important Egyptian archaeological hills. This archaeological hill is of special importance, as many archaeological excavations took place there, the first of which began in 1995. Many stone coffins and pottery vessels were uncovered during the excavation. It was followed by other excavations such as the one in 2012 and I was part of the work team in this archaeological mission that revealed a large collection of pottery vessels, coins, and pottery lamps. For example, an important cemetery dating back to the end of the Roman period was discovered[2] . In 2021, the third excavation season revealed a number of immovable and movable archaeology[3]. Accordingly, this paper discusses the results of these excavations associated with the naming of this hill, its location, its nature, and the immovable and movable effects that were revealed in it, as the Permanent Committee for Egyptian Antiquities agreed to that publication in its session on 8/24/2021.        
 
[1] The Geographical coordinates of the main fixed point at Kom Defsho are in the WGS84 datum: N 31°10'05. "; E30°07'29. "; the plane coordinates in the KILO system are: 537 464.14; 936 499.33.
[2] The results of these excavations have been published. Refer to: Abdulaziz Muhammad Abo Darhat, ''Excavations of  Kom Dafshu,  Kafr El Dawarel Behera Season 2012'', Research Journal of the Faculty of Arts, Menoufia University, Issue 31, (2019): 3-25.
[3] Those excavations are the subject of this publication.
يعد تل آثار كوم دفشو من التلال الآثرية المصرية الهامة، والتى تقع إلى الشمال من مدينة كفر الدوار بحوالى 7 كم2 بمحافظة البحيرة بدلتا مصر. وقد حظى هذا التل الأثري بأهمية خاصة، حيث جرت به العديد من الحفائر الأثرية، بدأت أولاها فى عام 1995م حيث كشف فيها على بعض التوابيت الحجرية والأوانى الفخارية. وفى عام 2012م جرت به حفائر أخرى وقد كنت ضمن فريق العمل فى هذه البعثة الأثرية التى كشفت به عن مجموعة كبيرة من الأوانى الفخارية والعملات المعدنية والمسارج الفخارية، كما تم الكشف عن مقبرة هامة تعود لنهاية العصر الرومانى. وفى موسم الحفائر الثالث عام 2021م كشف عن العديد من الآثار الثابتة والمنقولة وعليه فسوف أتناول فى هذه الورقة البحثية نتائج هذه الحفائر وذلك من حيث تسمية هذا التل وموقعه وطبيعته ثم ما كشف به من آثار ثابتة ومنقولة، حيث وافقت اللجنة الدائمة للآثار المصرية على ذلك النشر بجلستها فى 24/8/2021م.
 

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