Qasr Chhîm Chehim Chhim Shheem Shhiim Szahim Szhim Most interesting finds: – Hellenistic sanctuary – Roman sanctuary from the 1st–3rd century AD – domestic architecture from the late Roman and Byzantine periods – four oil presses from the late Roman and Byzantine periods – Christian basilica with floor mosaics and wall paintings (AD 498) – […]
Dakhleh Oasis Dakhla Oasis Most interesting finds: – several hundred sites with petroglyphs discovered in the eastern and central parts of the Dakhleh Oasis – rediscovery of the so-called Winkler sites (first recorded in the 1930s), the location of which was forgotten after World War II – Neolithic anthropomorphic depictions, very attractive from the scientific […]
North Asasif Most interesting finds: – ruins of a small chapel in the lower part of the courtyard of the mortuary complex of Horhotep (TT 314); the chapel’s furnishings were found in the fill – fragments of a decorated limestone sarcophagus of Cheti (tomb TT 311) – fragments of a coffin of Cheti with preserved […]
Deir el-Bahari, Temple of Hatshepsut Most interesting finds: – platform above the third terrace which protected the temple from rocks falling from the cliff – statue of Amenhotep I – graves of members of royal families of the 22nd–25th dynasties (Third Intermediate Period) on the Upper Terrace – temple of Tuthmosis III History of research: […]
Temple of Tuthmosis III in Deir el-Bahari History of research: Investigated by the PCMA mission in: 1962- Type of research: Excavations, studies, virtual and physical reconstruction Directors: – Kazimierz Michałowski, Jadwiga Lipińska, Leszek Dąbrowski (1962–1967) – Jadwiga Lipińska (1978–1996) – Monika Dolińska (2008- ) Co-operating institutions: – Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw […]
Old Dongola Historical name: Tungul Modern name: Gaddar Most interesting finds: – Fortifications of the citadel – Sacral architecture, cathedral, churches (several buildings) – Residential architecture, Palace of King Ioannes, single- and multi-story houses – Great Monastery of St Anthony – Wall paintings from the 6th to the 14th century AD – Pottery workshops – […]
El-Detti Most interesting finds: – Sepulchral architecture: over 50 tumuli – Pottery vessels History of research: Investigated by the PCMA mission in: 2014– Type of research: Excavations Director: Mahmoud El-Tayeb, Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw Co-operating institutions: – Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw – National Corporation for Antiquities and […]
El-Zuma Most interesting finds: – grave architecture: eight large tumuli of unique construction, provided with tunnels leading from the outside to the burial chamber – collection of pottery vessels – collection of jewelry typical of the period – bone objects – the burial chambers of the majority of the tumuli have been plundered, which testifies […]
Failaka, archaeological survey Most interesting finds: – Identification and determination of the extent of the traditional fishing villages (Boult, Ad-Dakhan, Kharaib el-Desht, El Saad El-Aly, Matitah, Mourghy) – Remains of stone structures connected with the harbor on Failaka – Relics of an extensive settlement-farm As-Sabahiya History of research: Dates of PCMA mission’s work: 2012 Type […]
Kharāᵓib al-Dasht Kharaib Desht Kharaib el‐Desht Kharaib al-Desht Most interesting finds: – Fishing village with domestic architecture and fishing installations (over 100 ovens used for fish processing) – Large mosque with internal buttresses – Fishing structures located along the coast of the Kharaib el-Desht Bay – Rich assemblage of imported glass bracelets History of research: […]