1902-03 Gebel Shekh Umbarak (Faiyum)
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Excavation
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The excavations were sponsored by the Graeco-Roman branch and thus were concerned with recovering papyri from the Graeco-Roman period rather than objects or material from different time periods.
A few pieces of 6th century papyri were recovered from the village.
Relevant archive holdings:
London, Lucy Gura Archive, Egypt Exploration Society
Relevant publications:
Grenfell, Bernard P. and Arthur S. Hunt 1903. Graeco-Roman branch. Excavations at Hibeh, Cynopolis and Oxyrhynchus. Archaeological Report (Egypt Exploration Fund) (1902-1903), 1-9.
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