Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean (14.2002(2003))

NEA PAPHOS


NEA PAPHOS
SEASON 2002
Henryk Meyza

Members of the Polish Mission directed by Prof. W.A. Daszewski were dispatched to Cyprus
twice in 2002. In September, a study of the pottery was carried out in view of preparing the
final publication of finds from the area of the so-called Villa of Theseus. ^ In December, at
the request of the Department of Antiquities of Cyprus, salvage excavations were undertaken
in preparation for a roofing project intended to cover an extensive part of the Polish
excavations in the so-called Villa of Theseus and the House of A ion.2}
The study campaign concentrated on verifying the documentation made in previous years
and reorganising the pottery collection.
1) The Mission included Prof. Eudoksja Papuci-Wiadyka and Mr. Henryk Meyza, archaeologists.
2) The salvage excavations supervised by Mr. H. Meyza (Research Center for Mediterranean Archaeology, Polish Academy
of Sciences) with support from a technician from the Department of Antiquities, were conducted for a fortnight with
resources supplied by the Department. The author also benefited from Department hospitality, being able to lodge at the
Paphos Dig House. This report was consulted by Prof. W.A. Daszewski.

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