Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean (10.1998(1999))

OLD DONGOLA

SUDAN

OLD DONGOLA
EXCAVATIONS, 1998
Stefan Jakobielski

The 31st season lasted from January 8 to February 26, 1998.1> Work was continued most-
ly on the monastic site of Kom H, northeast of the town of Old Dongola.2^ Also excavated
was kiln site R3 in the pottery manufacturing area, northwest of the city?1
The Mission comprised: Dr. Stefan Jakobielski , Director; Dr. Malgorzata Martens-Czarnecka, Mr. Krzysztof Pluskota,
Mrs. Hanna Kozinska-Sowa, archaeologists; Mr. Wojciech Chmiel and Mrs. Gabriela Chmiel, restorers; Eng. Zbigniew
Solarewicz, architect; the SNCAM was represented by Syd. Omran Ali, Inspector of Antiquities. A group of volunteers, stu-
dents of archaeology from Warsaw University, also took part in the excavations: Misses Joanna Kociankowska, Ewa
Kolczynska, Inga I. Kuhn, Dalicja Niewulis, and Mr. Sebastian Drabot.
2) The excavations were financed by the Polish Center of Archaeology of Warsaw University with a considerable contri-
bution from the Bank Rozwoju Eksportu S.A., Warsaw, and some financial aid from the Research Center for Mediterranean
Archaeology of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw.
3) Work on this site was supervised by Mr. Krzysztof Pluskota.

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