Tabbet Metawh, a suburb in the Mareotis region, Alexandia Excavation results (2018-2021)

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The site of Tabbet Metawh is located outside the scope of ancient Alexandria within the province of Mareotis, approximately 45 km to the southwest of Alexandria in the Ameriya area, inside Misrameriya Company for textile. The site was surreptitiously dug, and the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, represented in the Alexandria Antiquities area conducted salvage excavations in the site, where the area of the site and the boundaries of the archaeological site were determined in the Metawh area. It consists of western and eastern hills, the eastern hill where the surreptitiously dug, salvage excavations were occurred for four seasons, that extended from the year 2018 to 2021. The excavations have discovered some archaeological elements from the Ptolemaic and early Roman periods. These elements consist of a Cemetery, carved into rock, has two halls; hall 1, which has ten loculi, however, hall 2 has nine loculi. A wine press? Was also discovered. The excavations also have revealed Kitchens with group of ovens protected by interconnected walls. The discoveries are also including a cistern to supply the different activities in the site with water. The site of Tabbet Metawh was reused in the modern times as a Cemetery by Bedouins.

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