Alexandria, Kom el-Dikka. Fieldwork in the 2019 season

• Authors: Majcherek, Grzegorz

Abstracts

EN

The report offers an account of archaeological and conservation work carried out at the site. Excavations in the central part of the site (Sector F) were continued for the fourth season in a row. Exploration of remains of early Roman houses led to the discovery of a well preserved multicolored triclinium mosaic floor with a floral and geometric design. A large assemblage of fragments of polychrome marble floor tiles, recorded in the house collapse, showed the scale of importation of decorative stone material from various regions of the Mediterranean. Overlying the early Roman strata was direct evidence of intensive construction work carried out in the vicinity in the form of large-scale kilnworks, supplying lime most probably for the building of the late Roman bath and cistern. Included in the presentation is a brief review of the limited conservation work that was conducted in the complex of late antique auditoria.

Keywords

EN

Alexandria; lime kilns; Roman mosaic; ceramics; decorative marble; conservation

• Publisher: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
• Journal: Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean
• Year: 2020
• Volume: 29(2)
• Pages: 469-496

Dates

published

2020-12-19

Contributors

author

Majcherek, Grzegorz

Identifiers

DOI

10.31338/uw.2083-537x.pam29.2.20