Gebelein Inerti Most interesting finds: – Tombs of dignitaries from the Old Kingdom and the First Intermediate Period – The oldest prayers in the temple area known from Egypt – Reliefs in the chapel of Hathor – Rock inscription with the name of Ramesses IV – Prehistoric petroglyphs History of research: Dates of PCMA mission’s […]
Ghazali Most interesting finds: – Very well-preserved cenobitic monastic complex – 137 inscriptions in the Northern Church – 93 funerary inscriptions – Two monk figurines of fired clay History of research: Dates of PCMA mission’s work: 2012–2018 Type of research: Excavations, conservation and site presentation Directors: Artur Obłuski Co-operating institutions: – Polish Centre of Mediterranean […]
Gonio – Apsaros Most interesting finds: – Garrison granary (horreum) from the time of Nero (2nd half of 1st century AD) – Garrison thermae (balneum) and latrine from the time of Trajan (early 2nd century AD) – Garrison commander’s house (praetorium) from Hadrian’s time (30s 2nd century AD) – Floor mosaics from the garrison commander’s […]
Hawarte Huarte Hawarti Most interesting finds: – Underground cave used in the cult of god Mithra (mithraeum) underneath the ruins of a Christian basilica – Mithraeum as a place of a mysterious cult – Wall paintings adorning the walls of the mithraeum – Baptistery of the first church built over the mithraeum History of research: […]
Iqlim el-Kharroub Iklim el Khharub Most interesting finds: Several dozen archaeological sites, including: – a Roman necropolis in Barja – a network of water mills in Wadi Dalhoun History of research: Investigated by the PCMA mission in: 1999–2005, 2007–2009, 2013 Type of research: Survey Director: Mahmoud El-Tayeb (Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw) Co-operating […]
Iraqi Kurdistan History of research: – Survey conducted between 2013 and 2017 Directors: Dorota Ławecka Rafał Koliński (director of the UGZAR project) Additional information about the project: The “Newcomers and autochthons. Settlement in the Upper Zab basin in the Late Chalcolithic and Ninevite 5 periods” project is part of the UGZAR concession. The UGZAR work […]
Jiyeh (ancient Porphyreon) Most interesting finds: – Residential quarter built in the 4th/5th century AD – Wall paintings: floral motifs, a Psalm fragment – Production center of late Hellenistic and early Roman pottery – Roman and early Byzantine necropolis – Christian basilica with floor mosaics (5th–6th century AD) – Terracotta votive protomes (masks) from the […]
Khalde Qobbet Ech Choueifat Most interesting finds: – Phoenician cemetery from the Iron Age with more than 400 identified graves – Wineries from the Roman/early Byzantine period – Storerooms – Baths – Early Byzantine mosaics History of research: Dates of PCMA mission’s work: 2007, 2017 Type of research: Survey Directors: Tomasz Waliszewski, Institute of Archaeology, […]
Khirbat es-Sar Khirbet es-Sar Khirbet Sarah Khirbet Sara Khirbat Sara History of research: Dates of PCMA mission’s work: 2018– Type of research: Non-invasive research and survey Directors: Jolanta Młynarczyk Mariusz Burdajewicz Co-operating institutions: – Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw – Institute of Archaeology, University of Warsaw – Department of Antiquities of Jordan […]
Khune-ye Div Khone-ye Div Most interesting finds: – reconstruction of the plan of the main part of the building – subsidiary structure abutting the main building from the north-east – structures on a stone platform which extends to the south-east of the main building History of research: Dates of PCMA mission’s work: 2008–2010 (the research […]