Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean (15.2003(2004))

OLD DONGOLA

SUDAN

more than 4.50 m. The southern face of
this wall, which had an overall thickness of
c. 70 cm, was damaged presumably during
the building of B.III. The paving of B.IV
consisted of baked bricks, 32.5 x 15.5 x
7.5 cm, set headers on edge on a regular
bedding that looked as if it were a woven
mat. The floor was cleared over a distance
of over 7 m, the wall obviously taking its
course to the east, under an artificial
embankment; at the western end it was
destroyed by the riverside defenses of the

Palace and structure B.III erected in the
late 13th century (B.II).
Building IV was undoubtedly the
oldest structure in this part of the town.
It was quite extensive, drawn out along
an E-W axis and well constructed. Its
relation to the city walls in the riverside
section was not determined and there
was no ceramic dating material from
under its floors. As it is earlier than B.I,
it can be dated provisionally to the 6th
century.


Fig. 2. Citadel. Site SWN, Building IV, surviving brick pavement
(Photo W. Godlewski)

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