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Polish archaeology in the Mediterranean, 1995
The 1994 season was our fourth on Tell Rad Shaqrah and the seventh in the Hassake Dams Area. 1 Th... more The 1994 season was our fourth on Tell Rad Shaqrah and the seventh in the Hassake Dams Area. 1 The season was rather short, lasting from September 3 until October 9. The main effort was concentrated on excavating a larger part of the settlement itself in order to investigate the organization of space within the settlement as well as the domestic architecture. It was also desired to establish the true nature of the Early Dynastic settlement on Tell Rad Shaqrah. Exploration concentrated in areas where living quarters had already been exposed: "B" (in the southern part of the mound), "C" (western part of the tell) and "D" (northern slope). The old 1 The staff led by the author included: Mrs. Dorota Bielińska (Polish Academy of Sciences), Miss Dorota Ławecka, Miss Anna Smogorzewska and Mr. Rafał Koliński (all from the Institute of Archaeology, Warsaw University), Mr. Andrzej Reiche (National Museum of Warsaw) and Mr. Mirosław Olbryś (Ateliers for Conservation of Cultural Property). The effective operation of our mission was possible thanks to the encouragement and help offered by the Direction General of Antiquities and Museums of the Syrian Arab Republic.
Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy, Nov 20, 2019
Polish archaeology in the Mediterranean, 2013
Polish archaeology in the Mediterranean, 1998
... General of Antiquities on the Syrian side and Piotr Bieliński on the Polish side, included: M... more ... General of Antiquities on the Syrian side and Piotr Bieliński on the Polish side, included: Ms ... and Mr. Łukasz Rutkowski, as well as Ms Katarzyna Krzyżanowska, student of archaeology at Warsaw ... the 2nd millennium settlement, was quite an important period in the history of Arbid ...
Archaeologia Polona, 1992
Informator Archeologiczny : badania, 1988
Informator Archeologiczny : badania, 1985
Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy, Jan 30, 2023
The Qumayrah microregion lies in the mountains of northern Oman, roughly halfway between two larg... more The Qumayrah microregion lies in the mountains of northern Oman, roughly halfway between two large oasis settlements—Bat and Hili. It is situated at the crossing of routes leading from the Arabian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman into the interior. Results of a previous archaeological excavation and survey confirmed the presence of sites from prehistoric times to the Islamic period in the area. In light of both the continuity of settlement and the location of the microregion, its survey became an essential undertaking. The project has a multidisciplinary character, combining traditional archaeological survey methods with geological prospection. The aim of the pedestrian survey is to identify settlement points, which could link the Qumayrah microregion with Hili Oasis, while the geological prospection is tasked with collecting information on the raw material resources in the region that could have influenced settlement activity in the area.
The 2002 campaign of excavations took place in the fall, as usual, and lasted from August 24 to S... more The 2002 campaign of excavations took place in the fall, as usual, and lasted from August 24 to September 30. 1 ) This season our efforts moved from the "citadel", or main tell, to a small secondary tell, area "A", situated to its northeast. Explorations here in the first two seasons on the site had revealed a sequence of layers representing a later stage in the course of human settlement on Arbid and had led us to believe that a Mitannian settlement of consequence would be found here. The testing of this hypothesis became our primary objective for the seventh season of excavations at Tell Arbid.
Planning the 2001 campaign, we had in mind the same chief goal as in 1999 and 2000, that is, to u... more Planning the 2001 campaign, we had in mind the same chief goal as in 1999 and 2000, that is, to uncover more of a structure of the 3rd millennium BC, provisionally called the "Public Building", which had been identified already during the first season at Tell Arbid in 1996. " ...
The fifth season of joint Polish-Syrian explorations of Tell Arbid was focused on a substantial, ... more The fifth season of joint Polish-Syrian explorations of Tell Arbid was focused on a substantial, externally buttressed structure of the 3rd millennium BC, discovered already in 1996 near the top of the so-called citadel, at the western end of the S trench. The chief goal of the campaign was to uncover as much as possible of this putative public building in areas SS (comprising originally parts of squares 36/54, 36/55, 36/56, 37/55, 37/56) and SA (squares 37/54 and 38/54). For practical purposes, the southern part of area SS (i.e., squares 37/55 and 37/54) was separated out as a new sector labeled SL. All three sectors cover the eastern part of the citadel top and the adjacent eastern slope (Fig. 1).
Polish archaeology in the Mediterranean, 1995
The 1994 season was our fourth on Tell Rad Shaqrah and the seventh in the Hassake Dams Area. 1 Th... more The 1994 season was our fourth on Tell Rad Shaqrah and the seventh in the Hassake Dams Area. 1 The season was rather short, lasting from September 3 until October 9. The main effort was concentrated on excavating a larger part of the settlement itself in order to investigate the organization of space within the settlement as well as the domestic architecture. It was also desired to establish the true nature of the Early Dynastic settlement on Tell Rad Shaqrah. Exploration concentrated in areas where living quarters had already been exposed: "B" (in the southern part of the mound), "C" (western part of the tell) and "D" (northern slope). The old 1 The staff led by the author included: Mrs. Dorota Bielińska (Polish Academy of Sciences), Miss Dorota Ławecka, Miss Anna Smogorzewska and Mr. Rafał Koliński (all from the Institute of Archaeology, Warsaw University), Mr. Andrzej Reiche (National Museum of Warsaw) and Mr. Mirosław Olbryś (Ateliers for Conservation of Cultural Property). The effective operation of our mission was possible thanks to the encouragement and help offered by the Direction General of Antiquities and Museums of the Syrian Arab Republic.
Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy, Nov 20, 2019
Polish archaeology in the Mediterranean, 2013
Polish archaeology in the Mediterranean, 1998
... General of Antiquities on the Syrian side and Piotr Bieliński on the Polish side, included: M... more ... General of Antiquities on the Syrian side and Piotr Bieliński on the Polish side, included: Ms ... and Mr. Łukasz Rutkowski, as well as Ms Katarzyna Krzyżanowska, student of archaeology at Warsaw ... the 2nd millennium settlement, was quite an important period in the history of Arbid ...
Archaeologia Polona, 1992
Informator Archeologiczny : badania, 1988
Informator Archeologiczny : badania, 1985
Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy, Jan 30, 2023
The Qumayrah microregion lies in the mountains of northern Oman, roughly halfway between two larg... more The Qumayrah microregion lies in the mountains of northern Oman, roughly halfway between two large oasis settlements—Bat and Hili. It is situated at the crossing of routes leading from the Arabian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman into the interior. Results of a previous archaeological excavation and survey confirmed the presence of sites from prehistoric times to the Islamic period in the area. In light of both the continuity of settlement and the location of the microregion, its survey became an essential undertaking. The project has a multidisciplinary character, combining traditional archaeological survey methods with geological prospection. The aim of the pedestrian survey is to identify settlement points, which could link the Qumayrah microregion with Hili Oasis, while the geological prospection is tasked with collecting information on the raw material resources in the region that could have influenced settlement activity in the area.
The 2002 campaign of excavations took place in the fall, as usual, and lasted from August 24 to S... more The 2002 campaign of excavations took place in the fall, as usual, and lasted from August 24 to September 30. 1 ) This season our efforts moved from the "citadel", or main tell, to a small secondary tell, area "A", situated to its northeast. Explorations here in the first two seasons on the site had revealed a sequence of layers representing a later stage in the course of human settlement on Arbid and had led us to believe that a Mitannian settlement of consequence would be found here. The testing of this hypothesis became our primary objective for the seventh season of excavations at Tell Arbid.
Planning the 2001 campaign, we had in mind the same chief goal as in 1999 and 2000, that is, to u... more Planning the 2001 campaign, we had in mind the same chief goal as in 1999 and 2000, that is, to uncover more of a structure of the 3rd millennium BC, provisionally called the "Public Building", which had been identified already during the first season at Tell Arbid in 1996. " ...
The fifth season of joint Polish-Syrian explorations of Tell Arbid was focused on a substantial, ... more The fifth season of joint Polish-Syrian explorations of Tell Arbid was focused on a substantial, externally buttressed structure of the 3rd millennium BC, discovered already in 1996 near the top of the so-called citadel, at the western end of the S trench. The chief goal of the campaign was to uncover as much as possible of this putative public building in areas SS (comprising originally parts of squares 36/54, 36/55, 36/56, 37/55, 37/56) and SA (squares 37/54 and 38/54). For practical purposes, the southern part of area SS (i.e., squares 37/55 and 37/54) was separated out as a new sector labeled SL. All three sectors cover the eastern part of the citadel top and the adjacent eastern slope (Fig. 1).
Since 1988 the Polish Centre has participated in the international salvage programme in the Hasak... more Since 1988 the Polish Centre has participated in the international salvage programme in the Hasake dams area. Two sites have been excavated there: Tell Abu Hafur and Tell Djassa al-Gharbi, both situated within the Hasake Eastern Dam Area. 1 At the end of 1990 our investigations were stopped due to the completion of the Hasake Eastern Dam and the filling of the lake with water. When in 1991 the decision was made to continue Polish participation in the Hasake Dam Salvage Project, it became necessary to choose a new site for exploration within the Hasake Southern Dam Basin.
Kuwaiti–Polish Archaeological Mission (KPAM) Publications 2014, 2014
The 2012 campaign of excavations offered us rich set of new data considerably enlarging our knowl... more The 2012 campaign of excavations offered us rich set of new data considerably enlarging our knowledge about ancient settlement of Bahra 1. In the first place should be mentioned discoveries made in the eastern part of the site (former SBH 35) sector where new fragments of a large building unit were uncovered. Whilst the first fragment of this unit, exposed in 2010, represented rectilinear architecture the part of the unit
excavated this year belongs to the curvilinear one. Thus we got on Bahra a structure combining elements of both building traditions. Important were also results of exploration conducted in the central part of the site in an area situated between both former sectors – SBH 38 and SBH 35. Badly preserved fragments of rectilinear building unit unearthed there have orientation than slightly different than architectural remains found in the western part of the site. Finally very interesting was outcome of investigations carried out within so-called “Unit 3”, neighbouring “House 1” from the North-West. This unit, different in many respects from the other structures found up till now in the western part of the settlement, is composed in fact of two elements – one small two roomed structure and a very large room, most probably not roofed. Function of both of those elements awaits further studies.
Kuwaiti–Polish Archaeological Mission (KPAM) Publications, 2016
The sixth season of Kuwaiti–Polish archaeological excavations at Bahra 1in 2014 can be regarded a... more The sixth season of Kuwaiti–Polish archaeological excavations at Bahra 1in 2014 can be regarded as one of the most successful campaigns so far. It was, in fact, so fruitful that plans for the following year, when a study season had been scheduled, needed to be modified to accommodate also some fieldwork on the structures discovered in 2014. Therefore, the results of the two excavation seasons have been presented jointly in this preliminary fieldwork report.