Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean (12.2000(2001))

QASR EL-SAGA

EGYPT

ARCHAEOLOGICAL BACKGROUND

The settlement was surrounded by
a rectangular enclosure wall (113-9 by
80.3 m), following a strictly NS/EW
alignment, with two gates located in the
southern and northern walls {Fig. 1). The
plan of the settlement, as suggested by the
excavation results, was regular with houses
gathered in four long units separated by

paved streets. Houses were built of
mudbrick, but several blocks of limestone
were also found. The condition of the
remains varies in different areas of the site. In
the northeastern part the walls survived
higher than in the central part. Generally,
erosion is more substantial towards the lower
and eastern parts of the slope.


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Fig. 1. Western Settlement at Qasr el-Saga. Plan based on excavations (Drawing after J. Sliwa,
“Die Siedlung des Mittleren Reiches bei Qasr el-Saga. Grabungsbericht 1987 und 1988 ,
MDAIK48 (1992), 179, fig- 1)

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