Philoteris (Faiyum)

Alternative site names:

Wadfa

Site description:

The site was identified by papyri and ostraca as the site of Philoteris and was only briefly examined by Grenfell and Hunt. The site was located about 8 km northwest of Theadelphia.

Timeframe:

1st century CE

Excavation season:

Relevant publications:

Grenfell, Bernard P. and Arthur S. Hunt 1899. Graeco-Roman branch: excavations for papyri in the Fayum; the position of Lake Moeris. Archaeological Report (Egypt Exploration Fund) (1898-1899), 8-15.

Römer, Cornelia Eva 2004. Philoteris in the Themistou Meris: report on the archaeological survey carried out as part of the Fayum Survey Project. Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik 147, 281-300.