Egyptian mission uncovers necropolis spanning Predynastic to Greco-Roman periods in Dakahlia
An Egyptian archaeological mission has discovered a necropolis and a settlement at the Kom El-Khelgan site in the Dakahlia governorate. The necropolis dates from the Predynastic Period through the Greco-Roman Period, while the settlement dates to the Second Intermediate Period. These findings, announced by the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, offer new insights into settlement patterns and cultural life in the eastern Nile Delta over thousands of years. Hisham El-Leithy, Secretary-General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, highlighted Kom el-Khelgan's significance as it provides a continuous record of changing settlement patterns, funerary practices, and human interaction with the environment from prehistoric to Greco-Roman times. Mohamed Abdel Badie, Head of the Egyptian Antiquities Sector at the SCA, detailed the earliest finds, including oval pit graves from the Lower Egyptian Culture, specifically Buto I and Buto II, dating to the first half of the fourth millennium BC. The mission also uncovered a settlement and burials from the Second Intermediate Period, continuing into the New Kingdom, featuring mudbrick structures, grain silos, ovens, and hearths. Evidence of Hyksos-era settlement was found through tombs from the 15th and 17th Dynasties and the early New Kingdom, with grave goods including jewelry, amulets, scarabs, and bronze tools. Hisham Hussein, Head of the Central Administration of Lower Egypt Antiquities, noted a mudbrick tomb from the early 18th Dynast
