Author Archives
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Masnaa
Masnaa Masna’a Most interesting finds: – Lower Paleolithic hand axes and pebble tools belonging to the oldest finds in Iraq – Levallois and Mousterian tools History of research: Dates of PCMA research: 1981–1983 Type of research: Excavations Project directors: Stefan Karol Kozłowski Waldemar Chmielewski Partners: – Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology of the University of […]
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Metsamor
Metsamor History of research: Dates of PCMA mission’s work: 2013– Type of research: Excavations, survey Directors: Krzysztof Jakubiak (Faculty of Archaeology, University of Warsaw) Ashot Piliposyan (Service for the Protection of Historical and Cultural Environment and Museum Reservation, Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Armenia) Co-operating institutions: – Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University […]
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M’lefaat
M’lefaat Most interesting finds: – 10 circular houses built around a central square. Measuring from 2.7 m to 7 m in diameter, they were built of pisé and dried bricks and plastered. Benches were found inside. – Stone tools: querns, grinders, cylindrical pestles, stone axes and slingshot projectiles History of research: Dates of PCMA mission’s […]
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Mustis
Mustis Henchir Mist Most interesting features of the site: – Temple of Pluto – Temple of Apollo – Temple of Caelestis – Christian basilica – Late Roman house – Byzantine citadel – Oil press – More than 500 Latin inscriptions – Triumphal arch of Emperor Gordian III History of research: Research on the site was […]
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Naqlun
Naqlun Naqlun Deir el-Naqlun Deir el Malak Gubrail Historical Nekloni Most interesting finds: – Hermitages – Late antique (C) and medieval (A) cemeteries – Wall paintings from the Church of the Archangel Gabriel (first half of the 11th century) – Archive of Banu Bifam (Giorgi and his brothers) containing Arabic texts (10th/11th century) – Coptic […]
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Nea Paphos
Nea Paphos Nea Pafos Malutene Maloutena Most interesting finds: – Buildings with beautiful figural mosaics depicting Theseus in the labyrinth, Achilles’ bath, Poseidon and Amphitrite, armed Aphrodite, three Horae (goddesses of the seasons), mythological scenes in the triclinium of the House of Aion – Wall paintings from the House of Aion depicting Apollo and the […]
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Nemrik
Nemrik 9 Most interesting finds: – Complete plan of an Early Neolithic settlement with furnished houses preserved – Prehistoric (Early Neolithic) settlement – Late Bronze Age rural settlement – Stone Neolithic sculptures (one of the oldest examples of figurative art) – Mitanni buildings and pottery (including a unique jar with painted decoration of goats feeding […]
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Nimrud
Nimrud Ancient name: Kalhu, Kalchu, Kalach (Kalakh) Most interesting finds: – Partly uncovered unknown building from the time of Ashurnasirpal II (the so-called Central Building), probably one of the temples built by this ruler on the citadel – Lamassu statues from the structure built in the time of Shalmaneser III – Deposit of reliefs from […]
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Palmyra
Palmyra Palmira, Tadmor Most interesting finds: – Temple of Allat (1st–4th century AD) and two main sculptures: the statue of Athena and the low-relief sculpture of a lion-guard – Principia – headquarters of the Roman army with the so-called Temple of the Standards – Underground tombs (hypogea) of Zabda and Alaine with perfectly preserved funerary […]