Location of Farkha within Palestine. Something went wrong Is your network connection unstable or browser outdated? Q , 9 ; trans. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics , it had a population of approximately 1, in Your current browser isn't compatible with SoundCloud. The Eastern part of the site is also a cemetery. One of the sites chosen for excavations was Tell el-Farkha. Last but not least, we are dealing in the central part of the site with ordinary settlement of farmers, herders, fishermen and artisans, subordinated to the elites residing on the western mound. Guérin, V. Hidden categories: Webarchive template wayback links Articles with short description Short description is different from Wikidata Coordinates on Wikidata Articles containing Arabic-language text CS1 French-language sources fr CS1: long volume value.

Quoted in Hadawi, , p. He would have been associated with one of the early Egyptian rulers residing in Abydos or Hierakonpolis, whose rule extended over all or a considerable part of Egypt. Pottery sherds from the Mamluk era have also been found here. Canaan, T. First Census of Population and Housing. Your current browser isn't compatible with SoundCloud. Now these objects are exhibited in the Cairo Museum. The apogee of development came in Protodynastic times and during the rule of Dynasties 0 and I c. Farkha is located 3. Votive deposits were found in two of the rooms.

Farkha, The zonal division into the residential and cultic complex on the Western Kom, the domestic and economic quarter on the central mound and the cemetery and settlement on the eastern one has provided an exceptional opportunity to trace the origins, rise and fall of an important administrative centre existing at the time of the emergence of the pharaoh's state. It is composed of 3 koms, lying at the edge of the village of Ghazala about km to the northeast of Cairo. Q , 9 ; trans. The fountain of Ain Yambua , in the valley, gives a supply of fine water, and there are two other springs east of the village. In , the village was included in the Ottoman empire with the rest of Palestine , and in the tax-records it appeared as Farha , located in the Nahiya of Jabal Quba, part of Nablus Sanjak. Transliterated and Explained by E. Small test trenches revealed pottery and architectural remains that enabled the chronological site sequence to be established from the Lower Egyptian culture to the beginnings of the Old Kingdom times. The Eastern part of the site is also a cemetery.

Another monumental complex was discovered on top of the mentioned building, again consisting of several chambers separated by walls of varying thickness. Once cleaned and studied, the gold fragments turned out to be the precious sheeting of two naked figures of standing men 60 and 30 cm high , likely representing an early ruler and his young progeny and heir. The first Naqadians which had settled at Tell el-Farkha erected a huge building on top of the forgotten breweries. In the same year in Eastern part of site we found a few dozen pieces of gold sheet accompanied by a hoard of ostrich-eggshell and carnelian beads and two large and perfectly crafted flint knives, 30 and 50 cm long respectively, undoubtedly of ritual function. Location of Farkha within Palestine. Pottery sherds from the Mamluk era have also been found here. Furkhah , from personal name [2]. Looking back at 12 seasons of work at the site, one cannot but perceive the site's uniqueness. Besides archaeologists in our work take part: ceramologists, physical anthropologists, osteologists, geologists, paleobotanists and geophysics. Last but not least, we are dealing in the central part of the site with ordinary settlement of farmers, herders, fishermen and artisans, subordinated to the elites residing on the western mound.

The western part should be explored in the next season. Furkhah , from personal name [2]. In the census of Palestine conducted by the British Mandate authorities , Farkha had a population of Muslims, [12] increasing in the census to Muslims in 54 occupied houses. Views Read Edit View history. Conder, C. Farkha Location of Farkha within Palestine. London: Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund. Pottery sherds from the Mamluk era have also been found here.

Municipality type D Village council. Palestine: Report and General Abstracts of the Census of Votive deposits were found in two of the rooms. Help Community portal Recent changes Upload file. In , Furkha was noted as village in the Jurat Merda area, south of Nablus. Figurines crafted of hippo tusks, which were equally precious as ivory, depicted men, women, fantastic creatures and animals, models of various objects made of stone, faience and bone, and miniature vessels of stone. Q , 9 ; trans. The place is evidently an ancient site. A slump occurred about the middle of the First Dynasty, but settlement continued off and on into the early Fourth Dynasty Old Kingdom, c.

The apogee of development came in Protodynastic times and during the rule of Dynasties 0 and I c. Cited in Sharon, , p. Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund. Your current browser isn't compatible with SoundCloud. The richest of the burials in terms of grave goods included up to 70 clay vessels, up to 35 stone vessels, ornaments of semi-precious stones and gold, clay figurines, cosmetic palettes, models of granaries, tools and weapons. Besides archaeologists in our work take part: ceramologists, physical anthropologists, osteologists, geologists, paleobotanists and geophysics. Cialowicz Tell el-Farkha explorations - preliminary report M. In the research were resumed by Polish archaeologists.

In , Victor Guérin on his travels noted Farkha as a "considerable" village, located on a mountain peak. Conder, C. Download as PDF Printable version. The site of Tell el-Farkha was identified in as a survey result carried out by the Italian archaeological mission of Centro Studi e Reserche Ligabue in Venice. Palestine: Report and General Abstracts of the Census of Something went wrong Is your network connection unstable or browser outdated? Pottery sherds from the Mamluk era have also been found here. One of the sites chosen for excavations was Tell el-Farkha. Many of the vessels bore so called pot marks which are in essence the oldest known hieroglyphic signs presumably intended as a means of identifying the origins of a pot or the export destination of the goods inside it.

Palestine Liberation Organization Research Center. Palestine: Report and General Abstracts of the Census of Till now only eastern part of these building was excavated. The surveyed area covered over ha where over 30 archaeological sites were found. The fountain of Ain Yambua , in the valley, gives a supply of fine water, and there are two other springs east of the village. London: Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund. Cited in Sharon, , p. The Eastern part of the site is also a cemetery.

Village council. He would have been associated with one of the early Egyptian rulers residing in Abydos or Hierakonpolis, whose rule extended over all or a considerable part of Egypt. Now these objects are exhibited in the Cairo Museum. Last but not least, we are dealing in the central part of the site with ordinary settlement of farmers, herders, fishermen and artisans, subordinated to the elites residing on the western mound. Farkha, Furkhah , from personal name [2]. The population was 17 households, all Muslim. Municipality type D Village council.

Palestine: Report and General Abstracts of the Census of The importance of the site for a new understanding of the processes leading to the emergence of Pharaonic civilization left no doubt practically from the first season. Cialowicz Tell el-Farkha explorations - preliminary report M. A slump occurred about the middle of the First Dynasty, but settlement continued off and on into the early Fourth Dynasty Old Kingdom, c. The change of exploration methods into the wide surface one resulted in the discovery of architectural layout of the ancient settlement. The excavations from the beginning are an interdisciplinary project. Chrome Firefox Safari Internet Explorer. Population of Villages, Towns and Administrative Areas. News Article from polish edition of National Geographic magazine season has ended! Transliterated and Explained by E.

The apogee of development came in Protodynastic times and during the rule of Dynasties 0 and I c. In the statistics the population was Muslims [15] while the total land area was 5, dunams , according to an official land and population survey. The names of two successive rulers of Dynasty 0, Iry-Hor and Ka, and that of king Narmer of Dynasty I have been deciphered among the signs. Pryc, Stone vessels from Tell el-Farkha. London: Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund. Erlanger Geographische Arbeiten, Sonderband 5. Population of Villages, Towns and Administrative Areas. Many of the vessels bore so called pot marks which are in essence the oldest known hieroglyphic signs presumably intended as a means of identifying the origins of a pot or the export destination of the goods inside it.

Erlanger Geographische Arbeiten, Sonderband 5. Barron, J. The western part should be explored in the next season. Farkha, Many of the vessels bore so called pot marks which are in essence the oldest known hieroglyphic signs presumably intended as a means of identifying the origins of a pot or the export destination of the goods inside it. Cited in Sharon, , p. Farkha Location of Farkha within Palestine. Five of them were excavated; at least two others are still waiting for exploration. Population of Villages, Towns and Administrative Areas. Votive deposits were found in two of the rooms.

Besides archaeologists in our work take part: ceramologists, physical anthropologists, osteologists, geologists, paleobotanists and geophysics. The first Naqadians which had settled at Tell el-Farkha erected a huge building on top of the forgotten breweries. Salfit Governorate. The oldest period is connected with the Lower Egyptian Culture of the autochthonous inhabitants of the Delta, who inhabited the settlement at Tell el-Farkha from c. News Article from polish edition of National Geographic magazine season has ended! Hütteroth, Wolf-Dieter; Abdulfattah, Kamal Municipality type D Village council. Sharon, M. The importance of Tell el-Farkha as an administrative and cult centre has thus been confirmed and there is hope that further investigations will answer the question which deity was worshipped here. Judging by the archaeological context of the deposit, it must have been hidden away here, possibly in fear of an approaching invasion.

Jerusalem: Government of Palestine. Your current browser isn't compatible with SoundCloud. Cited in Sharon, , p. The excavations from the beginning are an interdisciplinary project. Barron, J. Need help? Village council. The early art and architecture of ancient Egypt offers little in the way of parallels for both buildings and finds, and the discoveries of the last few seasons are truly unprecedented. Looking back at 12 seasons of work at the site, one cannot but perceive the site's uniqueness.

Chrome Firefox Safari Internet Explorer. Cited in Sharon, , p. The fountain of Ain Yambua , in the valley, gives a supply of fine water, and there are two other springs east of the village. A slump occurred about the middle of the First Dynasty, but settlement continued off and on into the early Fourth Dynasty Old Kingdom, c. Interest has been worldwide in a deposit of figurines of unmatched artisanship, crafted of hippo tusks, and golden-sheet figures depicting a Predynastic ruler and his son and heir, which are the oldest known from Egypt. The population was 17 households, all Muslim. Municipality type D Village council. Census of Palestine According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics , it had a population of approximately 1, in

Government of Jordan, Department of Statistics Transliterated and Explained by E. Mills, E. Even so, the jewellery found here, the copper artefacts, imported pottery and seals and impressions of seals leave little doubt regarding the affluence of this population and their avid participation in long-range trade. In , Victor Guérin on his travels noted Farkha as a "considerable" village, located on a mountain peak. Till now only eastern part of these building was excavated. Especially important is the deposit found in Besides archaeologists in our work take part: ceramologists, physical anthropologists, osteologists, geologists, paleobotanists and geophysics. Once cleaned and studied, the gold fragments turned out to be the precious sheeting of two naked figures of standing men 60 and 30 cm high , likely representing an early ruler and his young progeny and heir. The apogee of development came in Protodynastic times and during the rule of Dynasties 0 and I c.

Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics Palmer, E. Even so, the jewellery found here, the copper artefacts, imported pottery and seals and impressions of seals leave little doubt regarding the affluence of this population and their avid participation in long-range trade. Many of the vessels bore so called pot marks which are in essence the oldest known hieroglyphic signs presumably intended as a means of identifying the origins of a pot or the export destination of the goods inside it. Once cleaned and studied, the gold fragments turned out to be the precious sheeting of two naked figures of standing men 60 and 30 cm high , likely representing an early ruler and his young progeny and heir. Census of Palestine Interest has been worldwide in a deposit of figurines of unmatched artisanship, crafted of hippo tusks, and golden-sheet figures depicting a Predynastic ruler and his son and heir, which are the oldest known from Egypt. The Eastern part of the site is also a cemetery.

The excavations from the beginning are an interdisciplinary project. Download as PDF Printable version. Hidden categories: Webarchive template wayback links Articles with short description Short description is different from Wikidata Coordinates on Wikidata Articles containing Arabic-language text CS1 French-language sources fr CS1: long volume value. Erlanger Geographische Arbeiten, Sonderband 5. In the same year in Eastern part of site we found a few dozen pieces of gold sheet accompanied by a hoard of ostrich-eggshell and carnelian beads and two large and perfectly crafted flint knives, 30 and 50 cm long respectively, undoubtedly of ritual function. It is composed of 3 koms, lying at the edge of the village of Ghazala about km to the northeast of Cairo. Location of Farkha within Palestine. Small test trenches revealed pottery and architectural remains that enabled the chronological site sequence to be established from the Lower Egyptian culture to the beginnings of the Old Kingdom times.

First Census of Population and Housing. After two years, financial reasons forced the Italian mission to abandon the site. London: Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund. Guérin, V. Cialowicz Tell el-Farkha explorations - preliminary report M. One of the sites chosen for excavations was Tell el-Farkha. Government of Palestine. Chrome Firefox Safari Internet Explorer. Now these objects are exhibited in the Cairo Museum.

Population of Villages, Towns and Administrative Areas. Municipality type D in Salfit, State of Palestine. Besides archaeologists in our work take part: ceramologists, physical anthropologists, osteologists, geologists, paleobotanists and geophysics. In , the village was included in the Ottoman empire with the rest of Palestine , and in the tax-records it appeared as Farha , located in the Nahiya of Jabal Quba, part of Nablus Sanjak. Help Community portal Recent changes Upload file. Erlanger Geographische Arbeiten, Sonderband 5. Figurines crafted of hippo tusks, which were equally precious as ivory, depicted men, women, fantastic creatures and animals, models of various objects made of stone, faience and bone, and miniature vessels of stone. Views Read Edit View history.

One of the sites chosen for excavations was Tell el-Farkha. First Census of Population and Housing. The early art and architecture of ancient Egypt offers little in the way of parallels for both buildings and finds, and the discoveries of the last few seasons are truly unprecedented. Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund. Erlanger Geographische Arbeiten, Sonderband 5. The excavations from the beginning are an interdisciplinary project. Need help? Interest has been worldwide in a deposit of figurines of unmatched artisanship, crafted of hippo tusks, and golden-sheet figures depicting a Predynastic ruler and his son and heir, which are the oldest known from Egypt.

Hidden categories: Webarchive template wayback links Articles with short description Short description is different from Wikidata Coordinates on Wikidata Articles containing Arabic-language text CS1 French-language sources fr CS1: long volume value. A slump occurred about the middle of the First Dynasty, but settlement continued off and on into the early Fourth Dynasty Old Kingdom, c. Pryc, Stone vessels from Tell el-Farkha. Now these objects are exhibited in the Cairo Museum. I need help. Wikimedia Commons. Jerusalem: Government of Palestine. Hütteroth, Wolf-Dieter; Abdulfattah, Kamal In , Victor Guérin on his travels noted Farkha as a "considerable" village, located on a mountain peak. Even so, the jewellery found here, the copper artefacts, imported pottery and seals and impressions of seals leave little doubt regarding the affluence of this population and their avid participation in long-range trade.

They are the oldest sculpture in these type found till now in Egypt, and now they are also exhibited in the Cairo Museum. Palestine: Report and General Abstracts of the Census of Something went wrong Is your network connection unstable or browser outdated? The oldest period is connected with the Lower Egyptian Culture of the autochthonous inhabitants of the Delta, who inhabited the settlement at Tell el-Farkha from c. Your current browser isn't compatible with SoundCloud. Pottery sherds from the Mamluk era have also been found here. The zonal division into the residential and cultic complex on the Western Kom, the domestic and economic quarter on the central mound and the cemetery and settlement on the eastern one has provided an exceptional opportunity to trace the origins, rise and fall of an important administrative centre existing at the time of the emergence of the pharaoh's state. Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund.

Hadawi, S. Views Read Edit View history. Palestine: Report and General Abstracts of the Census of Something went wrong Is your network connection unstable or browser outdated? Of much greater importance in terms of features connected with the Lower Egyptian Culture horizon were the remains of the oldest c. Especially important is the deposit found in This deposit proved to be a hundred years older than the origins of the first Egyptian state. In , Victor Guérin on his travels noted Farkha as a "considerable" village, located on a mountain peak. Important links.

Important links. I need help. London: Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund. Mohammedan Saints and Sanctuaries in Palestine. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics , it had a population of approximately 1, in Views Read Edit View history. Small test trenches revealed pottery and architectural remains that enabled the chronological site sequence to be established from the Lower Egyptian culture to the beginnings of the Old Kingdom times.

Government of Jordan, Department of Statistics London: Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund. Paris: L'Imprimerie Nationale. The hills around it are very steep and rocky. Mills, E. First Census of Population and Housing. The Eastern part of the site is also a cemetery. Views Read Edit View history.

I need help. Barron, J. Views Read Edit View history. As of , the plans for the Segregation Wall would isolate the village from much of its land behind the wall. Village Statistics, April, They are the oldest sculpture in these type found till now in Egypt, and now they are also exhibited in the Cairo Museum. Transliterated and Explained by E. In the research were resumed by Polish archaeologists.

Farkha, The surveyed area covered over ha where over 30 archaeological sites were found. Of much greater importance in terms of features connected with the Lower Egyptian Culture horizon were the remains of the oldest c. The importance of the site for a new understanding of the processes leading to the emergence of Pharaonic civilization left no doubt practically from the first season. Cialowicz Tell el-Farkha explorations - preliminary report M. Village Statistics, April, Important links. The zonal division into the residential and cultic complex on the Western Kom, the domestic and economic quarter on the central mound and the cemetery and settlement on the eastern one has provided an exceptional opportunity to trace the origins, rise and fall of an important administrative centre existing at the time of the emergence of the pharaoh's state. London: Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund. Now these objects are exhibited in the Cairo Museum.

Bamraki , dates it to CE. The first Naqadians which had settled at Tell el-Farkha erected a huge building on top of the forgotten breweries. As of , the plans for the Segregation Wall would isolate the village from much of its land behind the wall. In the Western part of the site the oldest levels have revealed large domestic structures, not recorded previously in Egypt, constructed of posts and wattle-and-daub walls. Q , 9 ; trans. Quoted in Hadawi, , p. Robinson, E. Location of Farkha within Palestine.

As of , the plans for the Segregation Wall would isolate the village from much of its land behind the wall. Government of Jordan, Department of Statistics Votive deposits were found in two of the rooms. Last but not least, we are dealing in the central part of the site with ordinary settlement of farmers, herders, fishermen and artisans, subordinated to the elites residing on the western mound. It is composed of 3 koms, lying at the edge of the village of Ghazala about km to the northeast of Cairo. Conder, C. Five of them were excavated; at least two others are still waiting for exploration. In the Western part of the site the oldest levels have revealed large domestic structures, not recorded previously in Egypt, constructed of posts and wattle-and-daub walls. Something went wrong Is your network connection unstable or browser outdated?

I need help. First Census of Population and Housing. Important links. Tell el-Farkha archaeological site Tell el-Farkha is an important site in the eastern Nile delta. Location of Farkha within Palestine. Especially important is the deposit found in Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics The excavations from the beginning are an interdisciplinary project. Even so, the jewellery found here, the copper artefacts, imported pottery and seals and impressions of seals leave little doubt regarding the affluence of this population and their avid participation in long-range trade. The apogee of development came in Protodynastic times and during the rule of Dynasties 0 and I c.

The Jordanian census of found inhabitants. Important links. News Article from polish edition of National Geographic magazine season has ended! Figurines crafted of hippo tusks, which were equally precious as ivory, depicted men, women, fantastic creatures and animals, models of various objects made of stone, faience and bone, and miniature vessels of stone. Barron, J. Cialowicz Tell el-Farkha explorations - preliminary report M. It is composed of 3 koms, lying at the edge of the village of Ghazala about km to the northeast of Cairo. Last but not least, we are dealing in the central part of the site with ordinary settlement of farmers, herders, fishermen and artisans, subordinated to the elites residing on the western mound. First Census of Population and Housing.

In , the village was included in the Ottoman empire with the rest of Palestine , and in the tax-records it appeared as Farha , located in the Nahiya of Jabal Quba, part of Nablus Sanjak. Village council. It is composed of 3 koms, lying at the edge of the village of Ghazala about km to the northeast of Cairo. Municipality type D in Salfit, State of Palestine. Wikimedia Commons. News Article from polish edition of National Geographic magazine season has ended! Tell el-Farkha archaeological site Tell el-Farkha is an important site in the eastern Nile delta. The population was 17 households, all Muslim. Transliterated and Explained by E.

Palestine: Report and General Abstracts of the Census of Government of Jordan, Department of Statistics Mohammedan Saints and Sanctuaries in Palestine. The early art and architecture of ancient Egypt offers little in the way of parallels for both buildings and finds, and the discoveries of the last few seasons are truly unprecedented. Q , 9 ; trans. Past work has produced an unusual discoveries and unlimited number of informations about the period in which the state of the first pharaohs was created. In the Western part of the site the oldest levels have revealed large domestic structures, not recorded previously in Egypt, constructed of posts and wattle-and-daub walls. Important links.

This deposit proved to be a hundred years older than the origins of the first Egyptian state. Population of Villages, Towns and Administrative Areas. Archaeological works headed by R. Pryc, Stone vessels from Tell el-Farkha. Looking back at 12 seasons of work at the site, one cannot but perceive the site's uniqueness. Village council. Hadawi, S. In the statistics the population was Muslims [15] while the total land area was 5, dunams , according to an official land and population survey. News Article from polish edition of National Geographic magazine season has ended! In , Furkha was noted as village in the Jurat Merda area, south of Nablus.

Palmer, E. The houses are of stone, and there are three sacred tombs, including Haram en Neby Shit , on the south. Salfit Governorate. Bamraki , dates it to CE. In the same year in Eastern part of site we found a few dozen pieces of gold sheet accompanied by a hoard of ostrich-eggshell and carnelian beads and two large and perfectly crafted flint knives, 30 and 50 cm long respectively, undoubtedly of ritual function. So far we explored graves - many others were discovered and should be excavated in the next seasons. First Census of Population and Housing. News Article from polish edition of National Geographic magazine season has ended! Robinson, E. Of much greater importance in terms of features connected with the Lower Egyptian Culture horizon were the remains of the oldest c.

So far we explored graves - many others were discovered and should be excavated in the next seasons. The apogee of development came in Protodynastic times and during the rule of Dynasties 0 and I c. This deposit proved to be a hundred years older than the origins of the first Egyptian state. Government of Palestine. Chrome Firefox Safari Internet Explorer. Mohammedan Saints and Sanctuaries in Palestine. Looking back at 12 seasons of work at the site, one cannot but perceive the site's uniqueness. Farkha,

The site of Tell el-Farkha was identified in as a survey result carried out by the Italian archaeological mission of Centro Studi e Reserche Ligabue in Venice. Hütteroth, Wolf-Dieter; Abdulfattah, Kamal The excavations from the beginning are an interdisciplinary project. First Census of Population and Housing. Robinson, E. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics , it had a population of approximately 1, in Another monumental complex was discovered on top of the mentioned building, again consisting of several chambers separated by walls of varying thickness. The western part should be explored in the next season. After two years, financial reasons forced the Italian mission to abandon the site. Municipality type D Village council.

A View from Tell el-Farkha K. The importance of the site for a new understanding of the processes leading to the emergence of Pharaonic civilization left no doubt practically from the first season. The apogee of development came in Protodynastic times and during the rule of Dynasties 0 and I c. The first Naqadians which had settled at Tell el-Farkha erected a huge building on top of the forgotten breweries. After two years, financial reasons forced the Italian mission to abandon the site. The houses are of stone, and there are three sacred tombs, including Haram en Neby Shit , on the south. The place is evidently an ancient site. One of the sites chosen for excavations was Tell el-Farkha. In , Furkha was noted as village in the Jurat Merda area, south of Nablus.

The building may have been a residence connected with stores, belonging to a Naqadian official from the south of Egypt charged with control over the trade between Palestine and the Delta on one hand and Upper Egypt on the other. The fountain of Ain Yambua , in the valley, gives a supply of fine water, and there are two other springs east of the village. Your current browser isn't compatible with SoundCloud. In , the village was included in the Ottoman empire with the rest of Palestine , and in the tax-records it appeared as Farha , located in the Nahiya of Jabal Quba, part of Nablus Sanjak. He would have been associated with one of the early Egyptian rulers residing in Abydos or Hierakonpolis, whose rule extended over all or a considerable part of Egypt. The Jordanian census of found inhabitants. First Census of Population and Housing. Pryc, Stone vessels from Tell el-Farkha.

Palmer, E. So far we explored graves - many others were discovered and should be excavated in the next seasons. Transliterated and Explained by E. Five of them were excavated; at least two others are still waiting for exploration. Chrome Firefox Safari Internet Explorer. Village Statistics, April, Municipality type D Village council. The houses are of stone, and there are three sacred tombs, including Haram en Neby Shit , on the south. Bamraki , dates it to CE.

Archaeological works headed by R. He would have been associated with one of the early Egyptian rulers residing in Abydos or Hierakonpolis, whose rule extended over all or a considerable part of Egypt. The excavations from the beginning are an interdisciplinary project. A slump occurred about the middle of the First Dynasty, but settlement continued off and on into the early Fourth Dynasty Old Kingdom, c. Furkhah , from personal name [2]. The building may have been a residence connected with stores, belonging to a Naqadian official from the south of Egypt charged with control over the trade between Palestine and the Delta on one hand and Upper Egypt on the other. Government of Jordan, Department of Statistics The population was 17 households, all Muslim.

The fountain of Ain Yambua , in the valley, gives a supply of fine water, and there are two other springs east of the village. Bamraki , dates it to CE. Farkha, Till now only eastern part of these building was excavated. Pottery sherds from the Mamluk era have also been found here. Something went wrong Is your network connection unstable or browser outdated? Votive deposits were found in two of the rooms. Municipality type D Village council. Wikimedia Commons. Five of them were excavated; at least two others are still waiting for exploration.