Sais was Egypt's capital in the 26th Dynasty, but it also had an earlier
history, unknown before the EES/ Durham University/ SCA work at the
site. This volume is the final excavation report for work carried out in
the Northern Enclosure area of the site at Kom Rebwa, funded by the
British Academy through the Egypt Exploration Society and the Arts and
Humanities Research Council. Excavations between 2000 and 2004 uncovered
levels dating between the 20th Dynasty and the Third Intermediate
Period. The best preserved levels consisted of part of a house, whose
roof had collapsed and an earlier kiln, used for firing faience beads as
well as pottery. Lower, buried layers also included Old Kingdom
material, hinting at the earlier history of the area. The report
contains invaluable information about everyday rural life in the Delta,
with anlayses of the different layers, the pottery and the small finds,
as well as plant remains and animal bones.