Pelusium Tell Farama Port Sinai

Why it mattersPelusium Tell Farama Port Sinai at Sinai, Pelusium, Egypt is a Greco-Roman to Byzantine ancient city of the Ptolemaic to Islamic tradition, built c. 300 BCE for

Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.

Built

c. 300 BCE

Period

Greco-Roman to Byzantine

Culture

Ptolemaic to Islamic

Purpose

Delta port capital frontier theatre

Excavation

Excavated

1. c. 300 BCE

   Initial construction / first occupation at Pelusium Tell Farama Port Sinai

2. 19th–20th century

   Excavation and research at Pelusium Tell Farama Port Sinai

• Pelusium Tell Farama Port Sinai Main Ancient-City FeaturestructurePrimary ancient-city feature at Pelusium Tell Farama Port Sinai – central delta port capital frontier theatre element with stratified deposits31.0401° N · 32.5401° E
• Pelusium Tell Farama Port Sinai Secondary EnclosureenclosureAncillary enclosure/wall line at Pelusium Tell Farama Port Sinai defining settlement or ritual space31.0399° N · 32.5401° E
• Pelusium Tell Farama Port Sinai Outlier Rock Art Panelrock artOutlier cup-mark/petroglyph panel linked to Pelusium Tell Farama Port Sinai ceremonial landscape31.0401° N · 32.5399° E
• Pelusium Tell Farama Port Sinai Reservoir CisternhydraulicRock-cut cistern/reservoir for water management31.0399° N · 32.5399° E