Tell el-Farkha (Ghazala) : preliminary report, 2006

The fieldwork in 2006,1 started on 11 February and continued through 18 May 2006 with intervals. Both the Eastern and Western koms were excavated until March 4, after which work continued only on the Eastern mound until April 10. The Central Kom was explored between April 20 and May 16. Some testing on the Eastern Kom was carried out between May 8 and 13. Explorations on the Central Kom continued in the area excavated in previous years (Chłodnicki, Ciałowicz 2007b). On the Western Kom, new excavations were opened around the trench completed in 2005, adjoining the latter on the west and south (total area 14.25 a). A geophysical survey was conducted on March 31. As for the Eastern Kom, the trenches from 2005 were extended eastward, covering an area of 260 m2