Tombs of the Roman Period in Sector 26 of the High Necropolis. Archaeological Site of Oxyrhynchus, El-Bahnasa

espanolEl yacimiento arqueologico de Oxirrinco (El-Bahnasa), la antigua ciudad de Per-Medjed, esta situada a 190 km al sur de El Cairo. Una de las zonas mas grandes e importantes es la denominada Necropolis Alta, que abarca un amplio marco cronologico que va desde el Periodo Saita hasta la etapa Cristiano-Bizantina. En 2008, se comenzo a trabajar en una nueva zona situada al S.E. de dicha necropolis, en donde se descubrieron una serie de tumbas del periodo Romano construidas con bloques de piedra caliza, con techo abovedado y con una o mas camaras funerarias, algunas de ellas decoradas con pinturas y relieves. En su interior, habia un gran numero de momias y un interesante ajuar funerario que evidencian el sincretismo entre la cultura egipcia y romana. EnglishThe archaeological site of Oxyrhynchus (El-Bahnasa), the ancient city of Per-Medjed, is located 190 km south of Cairo. One of its most extensive and important areas is the so-called High Necropolis, where burials from the Saite Period to Christian-Byzantine times can be found. During 2008 season, the Archaeological Mission of Oxyrhynchus started working in the south-eastern section of this necropolis and found a Roman funerary complex. The tombs were built of regular limestone blocks, with vaulted ceilings, and had one or more funerary chambers decorated with paintings and reliefs on some of the walls. Inside, a large number of mummies and interesting funerary objects show the syncretism between Egyptian and Roman cultures