Tall Qasr al-Banat

REGISTERED: Yes

 

OTHER NAMES: Dayr al-Banat; Eufemeria

    Remains of this Graeco-Roman town include houses, a temple, granaries and two baths. The temple has been dated to the end of the first century BC to the beginning of the first century AD and was dedicated to Sobek and Isis. As in many other Graeco-Roman and Coptic sites in the Fayyum, several important finds of papyri have been made here, shedding light on the date and history of the town and its inhabitants.

 

Today, only a few eroded mudbrick features and the remains of the two baths could be distinguished. The site is being threatened by the surrounding agricultural activities that are encroaching onto the site. The effects of the high water table and irrigation are visible not only along the borders of the site, but also within it. Dirt roads cross the site and it needs to be properly fenced off to protect it from further damage.

 

 

     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 1:2500 Maps  

Cadastral maps produced by ESA showing the location and boundaries of urban built up areas and the land divisions with their names and numbers. Two versions are produced from this series in the early 1900s and 1940s.

    ESA 1:50,000 Topographical Maps 

ESA maps with urban and topographical features, produced in 1993. These maps are useful in showing the relationships between archaeological sites and built-up land.