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1902-03 Gebel Shekh Umbarak (Faiyum)

Sponsor: 
Egypt Exploration Fund (EFF): Graeco Roman Branch [1]
Type of fieldwork: 
Excavation
Director: 
Bernard P. Grenfell [2]
Arthur S. Hunt [3]
Season summary: 

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.

Site guide: 
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Source URL: https://egyptartefacts.griffith.ox.ac.uk/excavations/1902-03-gebel-shekh-umbarak-faiyum

Links
[1] https://egyptartefacts.griffith.ox.ac.uk/resources/egypt-exploration-fund-eff-graeco-roman-branch
[2] https://egyptartefacts.griffith.ox.ac.uk/people/bernard-p-grenfell
[3] https://egyptartefacts.griffith.ox.ac.uk/people/arthur-s-hunt
[4] https://egyptartefacts.griffith.ox.ac.uk/node/5929