Tell el-Murra (Northeastern Nile Delta Survey): research in 2016–2017

Abstract

The paper deals with the results of excavation in 2016 and 2017 at the site of Tell el-Murra in the northeastern part of theNile Delta. The investigation focused on Trench T5, where settlement remains dated mostly from the Early Dynastic period wereexplored in its northern part, and early Old Kingdom structures in the southern part. Settlement remains of Lower Egyptian culturewere also excavated in Trench S3B. Continued research on the Early Dynastic cemetery in Trench S3 yielded eight more graves,both pit burials and chambered tombs. In one case, the body was placed additionally in a pottery coffin. The results contribute newdata on Early Dynastic settlement architecture and burial customs, as well as the oldest habitation associated with Lower Egyptianculture.

Keywords

• Tell el-Murra
• Egypt
• Nile Delta
• Predynastic
• Lower Egyptian culture
• Early Dynastic