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) – […]
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 […]
Kaftoun Kaftun Kaftûn Most interesting finds: – wall paintings from the second half of the 13th century depicting, among others, Maiestas Domini, the Communion of the Apostles, and warrior saints – architectural evolution of the Church of St Sergius and Bacchus in the medieval and Ottoman periods – relics of the early monastic phase of […]
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, […]
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 […]
Musti Henchir Mist Mustis 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 […]
Rachkida History of research: Dates of PCMA mission’s work: 2012, 2016 Type of research: Salvage excavations, study mission Directors: Tomasz Waliszewski, Lévon Nordiguian (2012, 2016) Piotr Makowski (2016) Co-operating institutions: – Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw – Saint Joseph University in Beirut – Directorate General of Antiquities (DGA) Description of the site […]
Tell Amarna Most interesting finds: – Painted fragments of pottery vessels from the Halaf period – Ceramic vessels from the Bronze Age – Terracotta figurines from the Bronze and Iron Ages – Cylindrical seal from the Bronze Age – Oil lamps from the Hellenistic period – Remains of an early Christian church – Floor mosaics […]