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Location: Timai el Amdid, EG
Season: June 30, 2026 to August 4, 2026
Session Dates: Location: Egypt Dates: End of June – Beg of August 2026 – 5 WEEKS - TBC
Application Deadline: September 15, 2025
Deadline Type: Rolling
Website: https://www.telltimai.org/
Program Type:
Volunteer, Staff Position
RPA Certified:
No
Affiliation:
University of Hawaii
Project Director:
Dr Jay Silverstein, , Nottingham Trent University, and Professor Robert Littman University of Hawaii at Manoa,
Project Description:
The ruins of the Greco-Roman Egyptian city of Thmouis are found at Tell Timai in the Nile Delta of Egypt near the modern city of El Mansoura. Thmouis is first mentioned in Classical texts by Herodotus (Histories of Herodotus 2.166) based on his visit in the middle of the 5th century BC. By Ptolemaic times the city was flourishing, having assumed administration of the Mendesian nome from its sister city at nearby Mendes. Historical references to the city in Josephus (Jewish Wars 4.656), Pliny (Natural History 13.2.4), Ammianus Marcellinus (Roman History 22.16), and other sources attest to the importance of the city in the Classical world. The city earned its greatest fame as the source of Mendesian perfume prized throughout the Mediterranean. The city played an important role in the rise of early Christianity, serving as an episcopal see during the Late Roman Period (3rd – 4th centuries AD). The city appears to have been abandoned during the Arab Period in 831 AD following the suppression of a tax revolt. The coming season will be focused on the Rise of Christianity and Roman monumental architecture.
Period(s) of Occupation: Greco-Roman-Egyptian 450 B.C.-800 A.D.
Project Size: 1-24 participants
Minimum Length of Stay for Volunteers: 2 weeks
Minimum Age: 18
Experience Required: Archaeology/Egyptology courses/experience preferred but not required.
Room and Board Arrangements:
Fee: Participants pay their own costs (Dig Fee). Air transportation to Cairo is not covered by this fee. All in country costs are covered except incidentals and non-project hotel stays. A number of partial scholarships are available. For the total cost, please contact us via email (See below).
Accommodation: The Dig House for the project is located in the adjacent town of Timai El Amdid and all basic amenities are available there. Rooms are generally shared by 2 to 3 people. Each floor of the Dig House has a bathroom with a heated shower. A cook and cleaning staff will be available to the team. There is a shared washing machine on site for laundry.
Application Process: Please email Stacey Bagdi (TellTimai2022@gmail.com) to request an application form where you will find further details.
Academic credit: Academic credit is not offered directly for participation, but the directors will work with those enrolled in university courses to meet the requirements of that student’s university for independent study.
For all application questions please contact: Stacey Bagdi, Project Manager, telltimai2022@gmail.com
