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Places tagged “roman egypt”

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🇪🇬 Egypt · Buried city

Karanis — Western Granary Quarter at Kom Aushim West (Fayum West)

Ptolemaic to Late Roman (275 BCE – 500 CE) · Greco-Roman Fayum

Western granary quarter of Karanis 1–3 m buried west of main tell — vaulted horrea 30×15 m and canal sluice at –2 m.

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🇪🇬 Egypt · Buried city

Karanis — Western Granary Quarter at Kom Aushim West (Fayum West) — v2

Ptolemaic to Late Roman (275 BCE – 500 CE) · Greco-Roman Fayum

Western granary quarter of Karanis 1–3 m buried west of main tell — vaulted horrea 30×15 m and canal sluice at –2 m.