Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean (15.2003(2004))

DAKHLEH OASIS

EGYPT

DAKHLEH OASIS
Research on Petroglyphs, 2003

Lech Krzyzaniak

Research on the petroglyphs in Dakhleh Oasis was continued in February 2003T As in
previous seasons, the Petroglyph Unit was an integral part of the Dakhleh Oasis Project
(D.O.P.) and was organized by the Polish Center of Mediterranean Archaeology in Cairo
in association with the Poznan Archaeological Museum.2'1 The key objectives of the season
were to begin fieldwork in the central part of the oasis and to inspect the already recorded
rock art sites in its eastern part.

1) Cf. L. Krzyzaniak, PAM XII, Reports 2000 (2001), 249-257 (with earlier references).
2) The fieldwork was carried out by the author of the report, assisted by Ms Ewa Kuciewicz and Ms Eliza Jaroni, all from
the Poznan Archaeological Museum. The field party received financial support from the following institutions: Polish
Center of Mediterranean Archaeology (Warsaw University) in Cairo, Dakhleh Oasis Project, Poznan Prehistoric Society and
Poznan Archaeological Museum. The members of the field party wish to express their gratitude to the Director of the
Dakhleh Oasis Project, Professor Anthony J. Mills, and to the Director of the Polish Center of Mediterranean Archaeology
in Cairo, Professor Michal Gawlikowski.

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