Mar Elias Btina Most interesting finds: – wall paintings in the church presbytery, preliminarily dated to the 13th century; the depictions of the Prophet Elijah are the first known from Lebanon to date History of research: Dates of PCMA mission’s work: 2010–2011, 2013 Type of research: Conservation and restoration of wall paintings Directors: Krzysztof Chmielewski […]
Marea Most interesting finds: – funerary chapel from the 5th–6th century AD – baths from the 6th century AD, with a water wheel drawing water from a well (so-called saqiyah) – early Byzantine basilica dating to the 5th–8th century AD – three jetties, the longest of which measures 125 m and is located near the […]
Marina el-Alamein Marina al-Alamain Type of site: Hellenistic-Roman city and necropolis Location: Egypt Matrouh Governorate Mediterranean coast Dating: Hellenistic period – Roman period (2nd century BC–6th century AD) In 2019, conservation activities and archaeological investigations at the site were combined in a single interdisciplinary project. Up till, then two separate projects were conducted simultaneously:
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Pelusium Tell Farama Tell el-Farama Most interesting finds: – research in the area of the so-called Great Theater – residential buildings with a mosaic dated to the 4th century AD History of research: Dates of PCMA mission’s work: 2003–2009 Type of research: Excavations, geophysical research Directors: Michał Gawlikowski Krzysztof Jakubiak Co-operating institutions: – Polish Centre […]
Qumayrah Valley Qumayrah–Ayn Wadi al-Fajj Ayn Bani Saida, Ayn Bani Saydah Bilt, Belt History of research: Dates of PCMA mission’s work: 2015– Type of research: Survey, excavations Directors: Project director: Piotr Bieliński, Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw Sub-projects directors: – Iron Age settlement – Agnieszka Pieńkowska, PCMA UW – Bronze Age settlement […]