Akkar Survey Project Most interesting finds: – Houses with apses and Early Bronze Age dolmens with rock carvings depicting snakes History of research: Investigated by the PCMA mission in: 2018 (the research was continued without the participation of PCMA UW) Type of research: Field prospection Director: Zuzanna Wygnańska, Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of […]
Awliya’ Allah Project Most interesting finds: – More than 30 architectural objects in different states of preservation History of research: Dates of PCMA mission’s work: 2014–2015 Type of research: Field prospection Directors: Karol Juchniewicz Co-operating institutions: – Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw – Directorate General of Antiquities (DGA) Additional information: The field […]
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 – […]
Beit Ras Ancient name: Capitolias Most interesting finds: – city defense wall (2nd–8th? century AD) – winery (6th–7th century AD) – area of industrial activity (installations connected with the production of wine, pottery and glass objects, as well as cisterns: Byzantine and Umayyad periods) – architectural elements from the nearby church which had probably been […]
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) – […]
Dakhleh Oasis Dakhla Oasis Most interesting finds: – several hundred sites with petroglyphs discovered in the eastern and central parts of the Dakhleh Oasis – rediscovery of the so-called Winkler sites (first recorded in the 1930s), the location of which was forgotten after World War II – Neolithic anthropomorphic depictions, very attractive from the scientific […]
Failaka, archaeological survey Most interesting finds: – Identification and determination of the extent of the traditional fishing villages (Boult, Ad-Dakhan, Kharaib el-Desht, El Saad El-Aly, Matitah, Mourghy) – Remains of stone structures connected with the harbor on Failaka – Relics of an extensive settlement-farm As-Sabahiya History of research: Dates of PCMA mission’s work: 2012 Type […]
Gebelein Inerti Most interesting finds: – Tombs of dignitaries from the Old Kingdom and the First Intermediate Period – The oldest prayers in the temple area known from Egypt – Reliefs in the chapel of Hathor – Rock inscription with the name of Ramesses IV – Prehistoric petroglyphs History of research: Dates of PCMA mission’s […]
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 […]