The cemetery of Mesaid was explored in the early 20th century over the course of two excavation seasons; Georges A. Reisner was granted a large concession in the region of Naqa ed-Deir, which comprised, beside Naqa ed-Deir and Mesaid, the sites of Sheikh Farag, Mesheikh, and Naqa el-Hai. This was first known as the Hearst expedition (1899 -or 1901? –1905). When work resumed in 1910, it became the…