Pelusium Tell Farama Port Sinai

Why it mattersPelusium Tell Farama Port Sinai at Sinai, Pelusium, Egypt is a Greco-Roman to Byzantine ancient city of the Ptolemaic to Islamic tradition, built c. 300 BCE for

Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.

Built

c. 300 BCE

Period

Greco-Roman to Byzantine

Culture

Ptolemaic to Islamic

Purpose

Delta port capital frontier theatre

Excavation

Excavated

1. c. 300 BCE

   Initial construction / first occupation at Pelusium Tell Farama Port Sinai

2. 19th–20th century

   Excavation and research at Pelusium Tell Farama Port Sinai

• Pelusium Tell Farama Port Sinai Main Ancient-City Feature

  structure

  Primary ancient-city feature at Pelusium Tell Farama Port Sinai – central delta port capital frontier theatre element with stratified deposits

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• Pelusium Tell Farama Port Sinai Secondary Enclosure

  enclosure

  Ancillary enclosure/wall line at Pelusium Tell Farama Port Sinai defining settlement or ritual space

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• Pelusium Tell Farama Port Sinai Outlier Rock Art Panel

  rock art

  Outlier cup-mark/petroglyph panel linked to Pelusium Tell Farama Port Sinai ceremonial landscape

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• Pelusium Tell Farama Port Sinai Reservoir Cistern

  hydraulic

  Rock-cut cistern/reservoir for water management

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