Beit Khallaf
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Beit Khallaf (
Overview
During the 1900-1901 excavation season in Egypt, John Garstang examined sites north of Abydos for the Egyptian Research Account, covering the land between the villages of Alawniyeh and Bet Khallaf (Bayt Khallāf), including the modern settlements of El Mahasna (Al Maḩāsinah); Bet Allam; Maslahet Harum; Bet; and Ilg. The expedition camp was based near the walled village of Maslahet-Harun, south of El Mahasna. Between the villages of Alawniyeh and Bet Allam they discovered traces of a prehistoric cemetery (site L) which had almost been completely plundered. Between Maslahet Harum and El Mahasna they excavated the site of a prehistoric settlement (site M S) and a necropolis dating from the 4th-11th Dynasty (site M). They also examined a nearby site (site N) containing burials dating from the same period.
By the end of January 1901, it was decided to investigate a large brick structures standing in the desert near the village of Bet Khallaf (site K), which Garstang discovered to be the site several
The largest tomb, K1, rises 8 metres above the desert and covers an area of over 3800 square meters.
26°19′N 31°47′E / 26.317°N 31.783°E
References
- ^ "البيانات السكانية لمدينة أو قرية حسب تقديرات السكان 2006". الجهاز المصري المركزي للإحصاء. اطلع عليه بتاريخ 7 أغسطس 2012.
- ^ "بيت خلاف تاريخ اهم المعالم الاثرية الفرعونية في سوهاج مصر واهم الاكتشافات للمصاطب وحجر الدفن", ancientegyptcivilization
- ^ a b c Arnold, Dieter (2003). The Encyclopedia of Ancient Egyptian Architecture. London: Tauris. pp. 29–28.
- ^ a b c d e f Garstang, John (1903). Maḥâsna and Bêt Khallâf. London: Bernard Quaritch. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
Further reading
- Garstang, John (1903), Maḥâsna and Bêt Khallâf, Egyptian Research Account, vol. 7, London: Bernard Quaritich
- Garstang, John (1904), "Tombs of the third Egyptian dynasty at Reqâqnah and Bêt Khallâf", Nature, 69 (1795), London: Constable: 486, S2CID 4013904
- University College London (2001). "Bet Khallaf mastaba K1". Digital Egypt for Universities. University College London. Retrieved 2016-05-22.
- Garstang Museum of Archaeology, University of Liverpool (2016). "From the Archives: John Garstang at Alawniyeh, Beit Khallaf, and El Mahasna, 1900-1901". Retrieved 2016-05-22.
Primary Sources
The Garstang Museum of Archaeology, University of Liverpool hold photographic materials from John Garstang's excavation at Beit Khallaf. The catalogue is available online on the Archives Hub website.
