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Shon Yusef |
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| Modern name(s) |
Shon Yusef |
| Region |
Egypt : Settlements |
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Lower Egypt |
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| Latitude |
30.78699574 N |
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| Longitude |
31.43603313 E |
| Status |
Accurate location |
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| Info |
Perhaps ancient Ta-shunet-Ra. |
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| Excavation |
| general info |
| Described by Foucart as a mud-brick enclosure of 600 x 400m with parts of wall standing up to 11m high. Completely levelled to fields before 1910. |
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30.786996, 31.436033 === 30.786996 N, 31.436033 E === 30° 47' 13.2" N, 31° 26' 9.7" E |
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| Sources |
| Egypt Exploration Society |
| The Egypt Exploration Society funds and supports archaeological fieldwork and research in Egypt. The Society is the UK's oldest independent funding body in the field of Egyptology, and continues to carry out ground-breaking research in Egypt at sites including Kom el-Daba, Quesna and Tell Basta and the ancient capitals of Memphis and Thebes. |
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| Nearest sites |
Baramkin, circa 2.7 km (1.7 mi) east
Diarb Nigm, circa 4 km (2.5 mi) south
El Kom el-Akhdar, circa 9.8 km (6.1 mi) south
Minshat Ezzat, circa 8.7 km (5.4 mi) east
Tawahin Ikrash Area, circa 9.1 km (5.7 mi) east
Shubra Hor, circa 13.9 km (8.6 mi) north
Taremu, Leontopolis, Tell el-Muqdam, circa 14 km (8.7 mi) south-west
El Urman, circa 17.8 km (11 mi) north
Bah, Hermopolis Parva, Tell al-Naqus, El-Baqliya, circa 18.7 km (11.6 mi) north
Thmuis, Tell Temai el-Amdid, circa 18.5 km (11.5 mi) north-east
Hermopolis, Tell en-Naqus, circa 18.3 km (11.4 mi) north
Djedet, Anpet, Per-Banebdjedet, Mendes, Tell er-Ruba, circa 20.5 km (12.7 mi) north-east
Kufr Nigm, circa 16.1 km (10 mi) east
Tell Abu Daoud, circa 19.2 km (11.9 mi) north-east
Tell el-Farkha, circa 18.7 km (11.6 mi) north-east
Mit Yaish, circa 22 km (13.7 mi) south-west
Abu Yasin, circa 20.4 km (12.7 mi) east
Tell Natura, circa 20.1 km (12.5 mi) east
Tell Samara, circa 22.6 km (14 mi) north-east
Tell Bana, circa 24.3 km (15.1 mi) north
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ID 3582, created 9 Aug 2012, 00:33, Last changed 9 Aug 2012, 00:36 |
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