Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean (13.2001(2002))

MAREA

EGYPT

MAREA
SECOND INTERIM REPORT, 2001
Hanna Szymanska, Krzysztof Babraj

The second season of excavations at Marea, which lasted from August 13 to September 30,
2001, was possible thanks to a grant from the State Committee for Scientific Research of the
Republic of Roland {no. H01H 042 21) and resources provided by the Polish Center of
Archaeology of Warsaw University and private sponsors.0
A bath building of the Byzantine period uncovered in the previous season remained the
focus of the exploration. The initial field campaign had brought an idea of the general layout
of the structure and of the main rooms. The objective now was to establish the extent of the
structure and trace the outer walls; with this purpose in mind the excavated area was
extended to cover a total of 304 sq. m (16 by 19m).
The project for recording all the visible architectural remains within the urban area
covered by the SC A license was continued concurrently with the archaeological work.

1) The team was directed by Dr. Hanna Szymanska and included: Mr. Krzysztof Babraj, archaeologist; Dr. Grzegorz
Majcherek, ceramologist; Prof. Dr. Ewa Wipszycka-Bravo, historian; Ms Daria Tarara, architect; Ms Teresa Zurkowska-
Mastalerz, art restorer; Mr. Tomasz Kalarus, photographer. The Supreme Council of Antiquities was represented by Messrs.
Hamed El Housaini and Sayed Abdel Azeem, inspectors.
We owe the deepest gratitude to Prof. Dr. Gaballa Ali Gaballa, Secretary General of Egypt's Supreme Council of
Antiquities, and Dr. Mohammed Abdel Maqsud, General Director of the SCA Egyptian Antiquities Sector, for their
contribution to the success of the expedition. In the field, the cooperation of Mr. Adly Roushdy Amir, General Director of
the Alexandrian Antiquities Department, has proved unmatched, as before.

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