Atfieh

Alternative site names:

Aphroditopolis

Arabic site names:

أطفيح

Site description:

The site includes an animal necropolis, large family tombs from the Graeco-Roman period, and a large limestone tomb for sacred cows.

Type of site:

Temple; tombs; animal necropolis; Late Antique church

Timeframe:

Temple (Graeco-Roman Period); tombs (Graeco-Roman Period); animal necropolis (Graeco-Roman Period); Late Antique church (Late Antique Period)

Excavation season:

Relevant publications:

Daressy, Georges 1902. Tombeau ptolémaïque à Atfieh. Annales du Service des Antiquités de l'Égypte 3, 160-180.

Johnson, J. de M. 1911. Excavations at Atfieh. Archaeological Report 1910-1911, 5-13.

Johnson, J. de M. 1912. [Excavations at Atfieh]. Archaeological Report 1911-1912, 12-1