Tell el-Farkha

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Tell el-Farkha is an important Predynastic and Early Dynastic archaeological site in the eastern Nile Delta of Egypt, known for its evidence of early urbanization, craft production, and emerging state structures.

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instanceOf Early Dynastic Egyptian site
Predynastic Egyptian site
archaeological site
coordinateLocation approximately 31.5°E 30.9°N
country Egypt
excavatedBy Institute of Archaeology of the Jagiellonian University NERFINISHED
Polish Archaeological Expedition NERFINISHED
Poznań Archaeological Museum NERFINISHED
excavationStarted 1998
hasArchaeologicalEvidenceOf administrative activities
craft production
cultic architecture
early urbanization
elite residences
emerging state structures
hasDiscovery beer production installations
copper objects
cultic complex
cylinder seals
elite cemetery
evidence of long-distance trade
evidence of social stratification
faience objects
figurines of deities
imported pottery
ivory figurines
large mudbrick administrative building
seal impressions
stone palettes
stone vessels
hasEarliestOccupation Naqada II period
hasLatestMajorOccupation Early Dynastic Period NERFINISHED
hasPart central kom
eastern kom
western kom
locatedIn Nile Delta NERFINISHED
eastern Nile Delta
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Dakahlia Governorate NERFINISHED
locatedInTimePeriod Early Dynastic Period of Egypt NERFINISHED
Predynastic Period of Egypt NERFINISHED
locatedNear Ghannam Canal NERFINISHED
village of Ghazala
previouslyInvestigatedBy Italian archaeological mission
significance important for studying Predynastic–Early Dynastic transition
important for understanding early urban development in the Nile Delta
key site for studying origins of the Egyptian state

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Naqada III period associatedWith Tell el-Farkha