Banganarti Most interesting finds: – Raphaelion church – pilgrim center dedicated to the Archangel Raphael – Parts of fortifications with an enclosure wall built entirely of dried bricks – Wall paintings inside the Raphaelion depicting saints, Archangels, Nubian rulers and dignitaries – Approximately 1,000 inscriptions left by pilgrims on the walls of the Raphaelion – […]
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 […]
Faras Pachoras Most interesting finds: – Mud-brick church – the oldest building inside the fortifications – The first cathedral from the 7th century – 169 wall paintings executed in tempera on dry plaster – Approximately 750 inscriptions in Greek, Old Nubian and Coptic – The List of Bishops of Faras: besides the names of hierarchs, […]
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 […]
Kadero Most interesting finds: – Neolithic settlement (fragments of ceramic vessels, stone and bone implements, small personal adornments); – Neolithic cemetery: almost 250 burials, including a few richly-furnished graves; – Bones of domesticated animals, remains of plants that were probably cultivated; – Remains of a Meroitic cemetery: relatively poor burials (presumably dating to the first […]
Selib Most interesting finds: – St Menas church with decorated stone architectural elements – Medieval well – Meroitic settlement – Unique ceramic vessels used for Eucharist History of research: Dates of PCMA mission’s work: 2008-2020, survey conducted in 1998 (the research was continued without the participation of PCMA UW) Type of research: Archaeological excavations, conservation […]
Soba Soba East Most interesting finds: – two town districts of differenc character; one with dense architecture and clear street network, the other with loosely spaced large building compounds History of research: Dates of PCMA mission’s work: 2019– Type of research: Excavations, survey, geophysical research, ethnological research Directors: Mariusz Drzewiecki (2019– ) Co-operating institutions: – […]