Nimrud Ancient name: Kalhu, Kalchu, Kalach (Kalakh) Most interesting finds: – Partly uncovered unknown building from the time of Ashurnasirpal II (the so-called Central Building), probably one of the temples built by this ruler on the citadel – Lamassu statues from the structure built in the time of Shalmaneser III – Deposit of reliefs from […]
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 […]
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 […]
Saruq al-Hadid Most interesting finds: – Several thousand perfectly-preserved metal objects: numerous copper arrowheads, daggers, iron swords, jewelry made of copper, gold and semi-precious stones – Iron slag and remains of copper smelting furnaces – Copper snakes and fragments of vessels and censers decorated with a snake motif – evidence of ritual activities History of […]
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 […]
Tell Abu Hafur Most interesting finds: – Relics of domestic architecture from the Early Dynastic period on the main tell and from the Mitanni and Neo-Assyrian periods on the eastern tell – Pottery from different periods History of research: Dates of PCMA research: 1988–1990 Type of research: Salvage excavations Project directors: Maria Krogulska (first season) […]
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 […]
Tell Atrib Ancient Egyptian Hut-ta-heri-ib(.t) Greek Athribis Coptic Athrebi/Atrepe Most interesting finds: Kom A: – Remains of two temples from the Late Period (Taharqa, Twenty-fifth dynasty, and Amasis, Twenty-sixth dynasty) – Limestone funerary stele of a woman called Anch-ren from the Late Period – Large Roman bath complex from the Julio-Claudian period, rebuilt during the […]
Tell Djassa el-Gharbi Tell Jassa (el-Gharbi) Tell Jassas Most interesting finds: – Well-preserved architectural remains – Lead figurine of Ishtar(?) History of research: Dates of PCMA research: 1988–1990 Type of research: Salvage excavations Project directors: Maria Krogulska (first season) Piotr Bieliński Partners: – Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology of the University of Warsaw – Directorate […]
Tell el-Farkha Tell el-Farcha Ghazala Most interesting finds: – Lower Egyptian culture settlement divided into functional quarters (residential, representative, and economic) – The oldest brewing center in Egypt (about 3700–3500 BC) – The so-called Naqadian residence – the largest predynastic residential building known from Egypt (about 3500–3350 BC, Western Kom) – Protodynastic settlement on the […]