Tell el-Farkha
Tell el-Farkha Shown within Egypt | |
| Location | Egypt |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 30°52′14″N 31°36′9″E / 30.87056°N 31.60250°E |
| Type | settlement |
| History | |
| Founded | Early 4th millennium BC |
| Periods | Late Chacolithic, Early Bronze Age |
| Site notes | |
| Excavation dates | 1986-1990, 1998-present |
| Archaeologists | Rodolfo Fattovich, Sandro Salvatori, Marek Chłodnicki, Krzysztof Ciałowicz |
| Condition | Ruined |
| Ownership | Public |
| Public access | Yes |
Tell el-Farkha ("Chicken Hill") is an ancient archaeological site in the eastern Nile Delta lying about 120 kilometers northeast of Cairo. It was occupied from about 3700 BC until about 2600 BC encompassing the Lower Egyptian and Early Naqada cultures and the Protodynastic period.