Finds: beads According to museum records, the following beads come from the Fayum; it is not certain whether they come from this cemetery (click on the images for a larger picture).

In Fayum, Egypt, where now lies a barren desert, a lush forest once stood, teeming with life. Paradise for all creatures ...

In the time of the Maadi culture the place was used as cemetery. Merimde Beni-salame is a Neolithic culture which corresponds in its later phase to Fayum Neolithic (Fayum A) and the Badari culture.

View of a fossil quarry in the Fayum Depression in Egypt. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions ...