Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean (10.1998(1999))

_WEST SAQQARA

EGYPT

superimposed directly on the rock. A fossil
slope found there had an average inclina-
tion of 7 degrees.
The gravel layer makes for the oldest
deposit series lying directly on the rock
terrace; apart from calcareous rubble, it
contains numerous flint and chert pebbles
along with quartzite and quartz (Fig. 4).

This layer also contains abundant
organic remains and pottery fragments
dating back presumably to the 3rd dynasty
of the Old Kingdom. The gravel layer con-
forms to the fossil rock terrace surface.
Measurement of pebble longer axes indi-
cates an orientation in conformity with the
slope inclination (Fig. 6).

Fig. 2. Cross-section level with Shaft 1, per-
pendicular to Section N. Rubble
deposit conforming to slope characteris-
tics. Both deposit series cover the rock
shelf (with Shaft 1). On the left side of
the photo, edge of vertical rock wall in
line with the entrance to the vizier's
tomb (Photo Z. Kosc)



Fig. 3- Cross-section in line with the entrance
to the vizier's tomb. One can observe the
rock wall with adjacent deposits of
stratified rubble in the northern wall
(left side of photo) and rubble in resid-
ual form with some mudbrick frag-
ments (right side of photo)
(Photo E. Mycielska-Dowgialio)


Fig. 4. Gravel deposit intercalated with strat-
ified sand from upper levels of the
archaeological site. Point of measure-
ment of pebble longer axes (Fig. 6)
(Photo E. Mycielska-Dowgialio)


Fig. 5. Gravel and rubble deposits (Fig. 7) in
the longitudinal cross-section adjacent
to the rock shelf with Shaft 1. Below
(lower right corner), a lenticle of fine-
grain stratified sand with westward
laminae inclination (Photo Z. Kos'c)

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