(1) A site located just south of the FAIYUM and north of modern Tihna el-Gebel. The famed “Fraser Tombs,” rock-cut grave enclosures, were discovered in Tihna el-Gebel. These date to the Old Kingdom (2575–2134 B.C.E.). The other ruins at Achoris contain three small temples and a Greco-Roman necropolis. Achoris was used by NOMARCHS of the Fifth Dynasty (2465–2323 B.C.E.).
