Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean (15.2003(2004))

WEST SAQQARA

EGYPT

WEST SAQQARA
ARCHAEOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES, 2003
Karol Mysliwiec

The Polish-Egyptian archaeological mission pursued explorations at Saqqara between
October 4 and November 23, 2003.
The program of the campaign in the field consisted of three dements:
— conservation of reliefs and paintings in the tombs and of the objects discovered in previous
and present campaigns,‘2>
— excavations in the area adjoining the tomb of Merefnebef on the north side and
explorations of the shafts discovered previously in Corridor 2 in the east facade of the 'Dry
Moat';
— special studies, including anthropological examination of the human remains and a study
of the pottery assemblage

1) The mission included: Prof. Dr. Karol Mysliwiec, director; Prof. Dr. Maria Kaczmarek, physical anthropologist;
Dr Kamil Kuraszkiewicz, Egyptologist; Ms Teodozja Rzeuska, Egyptologist-ceramologist; Ms Dorota Czerwik, Egypto-
logist; Ms Agnieszka Kowalska, Ms Malgorzata Radomska, archaeologists; Mr. Zbigniew Godziejewski, Ms Urszula
D|browska, Ms Magdalena Muc and Ms Teresa Zurkowska, conservators; Ms Beata Blaszczuk and Mr. Mieczyslaw
Niepokolczycki, architects; Mr. Maciej Jawornicki and Mr. Piotr Parandowski, photographers; Mr. Hubert Chudzio,
Mr. Robert Pencak and Mr. Slawomir Malinowski, documentalists. The Supreme Council of Antiquities was represented by
Mr. Aly Abdallah El-Batal, and the supervision of the workers was assured by Rais Sayed El-Kereti.
The success of the mission was due to the understanding and efficient help of Dr. Zahi Hawass, Secretary General of the
Supreme Council of Antiquities. Mr. Magdy El Ghandour, Director General for Foreign and Egyptian Mission Affairs, was
also extremely helpful, as were Mr. Atef Abu ed-Dahab, General Director of Giza, Mr. Kamal Wahid, Director of Saqqara,
Mr. Tawfik Abellatif and Mr. Afifi Rohaym Afifi, chief inspector of South Saqqara, and all the inspectors of this site. We
would like to express herewith our deepest gratitude for their efforts.
2) Cf. communication by Z. Godziejewski in this volume.
3) Cf. contribution by T.I. Rzeuska in this volume.

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