Author: Spencer, A.J.
Title: Excavations at Tell El-Balamun 1991 - 1994.
Description: [London], Published for the Trustees of the British Museum by British Museum Press, 1996. 100 pp. 92 plates with b./w. ills. Orig. softcover (pictorial wrappers). 4to. Tell el-Balamun, first known as Smabehdet, is an ancient city in Egypt dating from 2400 BC. It was once a port city on an estuary of the Nile, but is now inland of the Mediterranean Sea. In Classical times it was known as Diospolis Inferior. It has a complex of temples. - - This volume contains the publication of four seasons of excavation carried out by the British Museum at Tell el-Balamu. It looks at the history and archaeology of the site, in particular the development of the temple area.

Keywords: Archaeology Egypt Orient Archeologie Egypte Oriënt