Alexandria Excavations at Kom El-Dikka 1995 (original) (raw)
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The research program on Early Roman urbanism and architecture in Alexandria assumed a return to the excavation of the northwestern part of the site (sector U). Structures cleared include a series of small unconnected rooms and a large multiseat forica featuring a rather unusual linear design. The most remarkable is the orientation of the uncovered architectural remains, which differs from that of other monuments previously discovered at Kom el-Dikka, but is like that further north, in an area traditionally identified as the Royal Palaces quarter (Brucheion). Preservation operations focused, among others, on an overhaul of the mosaic shelter (Villa of the Birds).
Majcherek, G., EXCAVATIONS AT KOM EL-DIKKA IN ALEXANDRIA IN THE 1989 SEASON
1990
Archaeological excavations in the 1989 season concentrated in the W1N sector located east of the street R4 and north of an area already investigated in the 1970s. l The work was a continuation of research began in the preceding season which was spurred by a plan to prepare a permanent architectural exhibition of the relics in this quarter. The excavations confirmed beyond doubt that the area east of street R4 was completely occupied by private and domestic architecture. As for the chronology, stratigraphic analyses demonstrated a continued habitation from the Late Ptolemaic period (around the 1st century BC) to the end of the Byzantine period, that is, the end of the 7th century AD 2 with the following three basic periods to be discerned:
Alexandria: Excavations and preservation work on Kom el-Dikka, seasons 2012 and 2013
Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean
Archaeological research in the 2012 and 2013 seasons was focused on excavations in area U in the northwestern part of the site of Kom el-Dikka in Alexandria. Previously discovered structures of early Roman age continued to be explored. A large forica and other buildings have been found to follow an unusual, strictly geographical orientation, the reason for which has yet to be ascertained. A large group of burials belonging to three successive phases of the early Islamic cemetery (8th–12th century AD) was excavated in the same area. Additional testing in already cleared auditoria T, U and B as well as next to auditorium H helped to verify issues of stratigraphy and chronology of the academic complex to which these auditoria belonged. Preservation work focused mainly on an overhaul of the mosaic shelter (Villa of the Birds), including treatment of mosaic floors. Equally important tasks were the conservation of remains of domestic architecture in area W1N, restoration of a well in the ...
Alexandria Kom el-Dikka. Excavations and preservation work in the 2018 season
Fieldwork and Research
The 2018 season saw a continuation of research on Roman housing and urbanism in Alexandria. Excavations were focused in the central area of the Kom el-Dikka site, where some early to mid-Roman structures (2nd–3rd centuries AD) were explored. The uncovered part of the building seems to combine domestic and commercial functions. A couple of shops opening onto the street were identified. Evidence of artisanal production of glass beads was also recognised in the post-occupation phase. Post-processing of the finds (pottery, glass vessels, painted wall plaster and coins) was continued. The paper also brings an overview of the preservation program, which was limited this season to maintenance conservation of structures seriously threatened by unfavourable climatic conditions (mainly Baths and auditoria).
Kom el-Dikka : Excavation and preservation work, 2003/2004
Polish archaeology in the Mediterranean, 2004
worked with the mission all through the year. We would like to express our thanks to the Antiquities Authorities, in particular to Dr. Zahi Hawass, Secretary General of the SCA, and all the officials in Cairo as well as Alexandria for their friendly cooperation and support.
Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean
The Polish–Egyptian mission at Kom el-Dikka, ran by the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw, stepped up the already advanced preservation processes aimed at establishing an Archaeological Park at the site. Conservation work was carried out in the theater portico, the bath complex and the residential quarter of late Roman date in the eastern part of the excavation area. In turn, the western part was the focus of archaeological research centered on the exploration of some late Roman structures located underneath. The early medieval/Islamic cemetery overlying these remains was explored first. A detailed report from this work is appended to this article. The human skeletal remains from the cemetery were examined by anthropologists. The western gate to the bath complex, leading from the theater portico, was fully exposed. Finds from present and earlier work at the site continued to be studied: glass vessels, pottery, lamps, bone objects, painted wall plaster,...
Alexandria: excavations and preservation work 2001/2002
2003
, students of archaeology. Due to a busy schedule, Prof. Barbara Lichocka, was able to join the team for a few days only. Messrs. Ahmed Mussa and Mohammed el-Senussi efficiently represented the Supreme Council of Antiquities. As always, the Mission was assured the invaluable help and friendly assistance of the SCA staff in Alexandria, to whom we are immeasurably indebted. Special thanks are due Dr. Zahi Hawass, Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, and Dr. Mohammed Abdel Maqsud, Director General for Lower Egypt-without their support we could have hardly accomplished as much as we have over the course of this season.
Uncovering the morphology of Kōm ad-Dikka in Alexandria
Heritage — Open Access Journal of Knowledge, Conservation and Management of Cultural and Natural Heritage, 2018
The historical residential area of Kōm ad–Dikka in Alexandria has experienced subsequent morphological transformation since the ancient era until present. Each historical period had a physical impact on the city’s urban structure that in turn struggled to survive its successive one with its different urban conception. However, the sinuous streets of this area, which probably date back to the late Egyptian Medieval period, are characterized as the only surviving organic fabric intra–muros that was not altered during the Egyptian Modern period. This paper elaborately investigated the chronological history of the historical residential area since the ancient era until the mid—twentieth century. Based on in–depth investigation of historical maps and memoirs, it revealed the possible reasons behind its extant sinuous urban form and postulated reconstructions of its urban morphology through sequential phases.