The Mendes Expedition

The Mendes Expedition archaeological excavations in Egypt The ruin mound of Tel er-Rub'a in the eastern Nile Delta marks the site of ancient Mendes.

As the capital of Ancient Egypt (4th cent. BC), Mendes was a major trading center in contact with the eastern Mediterranean, Greece, and Rome. A riverine harbor is still in evidence, and the site boasts a temple to the Ram-god and a cemetery of nearly 9,000 internments. Although the city has been occupied from prehistoric times, Mendes is unencumbered by modern dwellings and offers an excellent pr

ospect for archaeological excavation with a view of studying ancient urbanism, demographics, burial practices and trade.

08/31/2025
The amazing Egyptologist and director of Mendes, Dr. Donald B. Redford, has passed away (Oct. 18, 2024).💔
10/19/2024

The amazing Egyptologist and director of Mendes, Dr. Donald B. Redford, has passed away (Oct. 18, 2024).💔

"Daqahlia Antiquities Department announced Wednesday the discovery of an archeological cache including dozens of bronze ...
01/20/2016

"Daqahlia Antiquities Department announced Wednesday the discovery of an archeological cache including dozens of bronze artifacts dating back to the pharaonic city of Rou-Nefer in Tal Tablala area, Dakarnas City. The artifacts were discovered during an excavation project in Dakarnas. The department mentioned in a statement Wednesday that the discovered artifacts proved that Rou-Nefer was the commercial city on which the city of Mendes depended under the Twenty-sixth Dynasty of Egypt in the Late Period (664-332 BC). Mendes lied on the Mendesian branch of the Nile, north Tell El-Ruba, currently Mansoura City." www.egyptindependent.com/news/daqahlia-antiquities-department-announces-discovery-bronze-artifacts

Study tour 2015
09/02/2015

Study tour 2015

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