The Tell el Borg website has the news that weekly reports, with photos, will be available on the above website, keeping vistors up to date with the 2006 Season at the site, from March 11- April 19.
Located in northern Sinai, and one of a number of site under threat from the As-salam agricultural project, the site was examined while studies of the 'East Frontier Canal' were underway. It was found by local SCA Inspector Dr. Mohamed Abd el-Maksoud who highlighted existing damage to the site.
In May 1999 a brief exploratory survey was carried out at the site: "Based upon the Egyptian and Cypriote sherds discovered on the surface, we determined that this indeed was a New Kingdom site. When we reported to Dr. Abd el-Maksoud about our finds and that there was evidence that the site was being systematically plundered by local thieves, he personally invited our team to excavate Tell el-Borg as soon as possible."
For more about the goals of the East Frontier Archaeological Project, and for reports from the first three seasons, see the above website. There are also some excellent photographs at:
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