The main purpose of excavations in 2010 was to complete the exploration of the area located between the enclosure of the “Step Pyramid” and the eastern edge of the “Dry Moat”. New burials from the Ptolemaic period were discovered in the Upper Necropolis layers and investigations were undertaken in some Old Kingdom tombs. In 2011, the mission limited its activities to conservation and studies of the finds. A detailed conservation report is appended.