REGISTERED: Yes

OTHER NAMES: Tall Athar al-Birashiyyah

A Graeco-Roman bath is located in the centre of the site. Excavated remains include a water channel, 30 meters long, 80 cm wide and 20 cm deep. It is constructed of red bricks, covered with a layer of plaster and lined on the inside. The channel is connected to red brick reservoirs of varying diameters, the largest one 190 cm in diameter and 180 cm deep (one 125 cm in diameter). Parts of the water channels still contain the red brick cover. The floor of the bath is covered with limestone.


A lot of pottery vessels and coins eroded due to salinity and humidity have been found. Today, potsherds and broken red brick are visible on the surface of the tall.


Today the site is used for the storage of agricultural products and as a football field. It is further damaged by the surrounding agricultural activities and the use of parts of the site as a cemetery.

 

     Amlaak Maps

Official maps used by the SCA based on ESA maps, showing the official borders of archaeological sites.

Other Backgrounds

     ESA/AGR 1:2500 Maps  

Ministry of Agriculture (AGR) updated ESA cadastral maps to demonstrate urban expansion until 1985. These maps are commonly used by local land authorities and land use planners..


     ESA 1:25,00 Maps (new series) 

Topographic maps produced by ESA for the executive establishment for North Sinai development project. They are based on aerial photographs, scale 1:15000 in 1996.  

ESA 1:25,000 Maps (old series) 

Topographic maps produced by ESA. Most of this series was produced in 1930's.

    ESA/MSD 1:50, 000 Maps (new series) 

Topographic maps produced by ESA and/or MSD (Military Survey Department). They are based on aerial photographs in 1980-90's.