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 […]
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: […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 Project name: Polish Archaeological Expedition to Marina el-Alamain البعثة الأثرية البولندية بمارينا العلمين 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 […]
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 […]