Presentation of the UB campaign in Oxyrhynchus
Presentations of the results (archaeological, anthropological and restoration) of the latest campaign in Oxyrhynchus.
The Oxyrhynchus Archaeological Mission, led by the Institute of Ancient Near East Studies of the University of Barcelona (IPOA) under the direction of Ignasi Xavier Adiego, has concluded its latest campaign with discoveries of exceptional historical and archaeological significance. The excavations, carried out from November 2025 to February 2026, have uncovered unique remains that allow a deeper understanding of the funerary practices, religious life and monastic activity of Ancient Egypt.
The Oxyrhynchus mission began in 1992, led by UB professor Josep Padró. The city of Oxyrhynchus, known in Pharaonic times as Per-Medjed, was one of the most important cities in Egypt during the Greco-Roman period. Its remains are located in present-day Bahnasa, a small town situated 190 kilometres south of Cairo, beside the Nile branch known as the Bahr Yussef. No remains of the Pharaonic city have survived, but there is an important necropolis that was in use for over a thousand years, as well as vestiges of the Greco-Roman city.