Kom-el-Gir is an archaeological site in the Western Delta of modern
Egypt
Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia via a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Mediter ...
. The site lies about 5 km nort-east of the ancient town
Buto
Buto ( grc, Βουτώ, ar, بوتو, ''Butu''), Bouto, Butus ( grc, links=no, Βοῦτος, ''Boutos'')Herodotus ii. 59, 63, 155. or Butosus was a city that the Ancient Egyptians called Per-Wadjet. It was located 95 km east of Alexandri ...
and is about 20 hectare large. The town is so far little researched. A geophysical survey, test excavations and drill borings have provided some information. There are two big enclosures, one perhaps for a temple and another one for a late Roman military camp. The overall plan of the settlement seems to follow a grid pattern. Pottery found on the surface dates mostly from the fourth to seventh century AD.
[Robert Schiestl, Tomasz Herbichː ''Kom el-Gir in western Delta'', in ''Egyptian Archaeology'' 43, Spring 2013, pp. 28-29]
See also
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List of ancient Egyptian sites
This is a list of ancient Egyptian sites, throughout all of Egypt and Nubia. Sites are listed by their classical name whenever possible, if not by their modern name, and lastly with their ancient name if no other is available.
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, including sites of temples
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