Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean (16.2004(2005))

ALEXANDRIA

EGYPT

EXCAVATIONS

The year saw a continuation of archa-
eological work focusing on the area of the
Theater Portico, which traverses the site
from north to south. Explorations are
already well advanced, with four auditoria
of Late Roman date (5th-7th century AD)
having been discovered here in the past
season to add to previously investigated
halls.2 Similar lecture halls had been ex-

pected along the entire length of the
portico and this initial assumption has now
been fully confirmed as another three halls
of the same kind (H, J and N) were exca-
vated this season [Fig. 1}.
Additional archaeological research was
also carried out in the area of the presumed
location of the southern palestra of the Im-
perial Bath (Area Q).


Fig. 1. General plan of the site
(Drawing W. Kolgtaj)
2 Cf. PAM XI, Reports 1999 (2000), 27-38; PAM XII. Reports 2000 (2001), 23-34; PAM XIII. Reports 2001 (2002),
31-44; PAM XIV. Reports 2002 (2003), 19-31; PAM XV, Reports 2003 (2004), 25-34.

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