Tell Sueilin
Alternative site names:
Tell Zuwelen
Site description:
The cemetery site yielded a large amount of objects including: faience wadjet eye amulets, shabtis, and faience plaques which depict the wadjet eye on one side, and on the other side a deity, in particular deities thought to relate to female protection. In one place, human bones were buried above a deposit of these amulets. Also, a cemetery for cats was excavated.
Type of site:
Cemetery
Timeframe:
Cemetery (Third Intermediate Period-Ptolemaic Period).
Excavation season:
