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fayoum culture  

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  • The Fayoum is a region located 60 km southwest of Cairo and contains archaeological remains from the past 12,000 years. Its most prominent feature is the Birket el-Qarun (Lake Moeris), the only freshwater lake in Egypt, covering an area of 215 km, whose numerous crocodiles during Pharaonic times gave rise to the local crocodile cults for the crocodile god Sobek. [Source: Encyclopedia of Anthropology; Fayoum Culture]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-CRCZWPBV-T

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