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Fayoum It May Concern

According to Al Ahram, archeologists have turned up another Christian-era necropolis in Egypt. It will be interesting to see what they find.

Deir Al-Banat necropolis, which lies in the southern Fayoum, comprises a series of rock hewn tombs dating from the Graeco-Roman period through to early Christian times. To the north is a well preserved ruin of a mediaeval monastery with a fired brick church at its centre, a mud brick residential area and a refectory where the monks would have communal meals.